NOTICE FROM THE LIST HOST -- a vote in favor of limited moderation - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

23 Aug 2001

I'd have to agree wholeheartedly.   After being gone for a couple days,
I've read 5 of the several hundred (mostly OT) classiccmp e-mails, the rest
are immediately deleted. I like the list, but due to the sheer volume of OT
riff-raff, I"ve been trying to switch to digest mode so I can get a little
more work done.  Hmmm... So if we became a 95% on topic list... I could
still recieve all the wonderfully classic (legitimate) mail throughout the
day, and not have to weed through religion (cars) and politics. I like it
Mr. Mayor, I like it.

     - M.S.

Marvin <marvin@rain.org>@classiccmp.org on 08/22/2001 11:51:07 AM

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Subject:  Re: NOTICE FROM THE LIST HOST -- a vote in favor of limited
      moderation

Hear, hear!!!!  I too have taken to scanning the top line of each message
and end up basically deleting them with the decision made in about .2
seconds. I used to read everything but there is just too much garbage to do
that anymore with my limited time. I do not favor moderation, but I do
favor
responsible posting.

Jonathan Engdahl wrote:
...

 Jay:

 I vote for the selective moderation idea. A monthly FAQ is also a good idea.
...
  There are three things that need to be corrected on
this list:

 - off topic volume is way too high
 - we need to eliminate insults, personal attacks, and language that is
 obviously intended to offend
 - subject lines need to correctly identify the content of the message when
...
  the topic has drifted

 Perhaps a warning to offenders, and the knowledge that you *could* put them
...
  on the moderated senders list, might be enough to
correct the majority of
 the problem posts.

 I don't know why, but the other classic computer related lists I am
 subscribed to have almost none of these problems. On the others, I at least
...
  glance at each message. On this list, I have been
forced to scan for
 messages that seem to have relevant subject lines, and delete 97% of the
 rest without even looking at them. Effectively, the garbage-senders have
 crowded me out of full participation in the list.

 On the other hand, I remain subscribed because it is the most active, and
 has the highest likelihood of being helpful in a short time when someone
 comes up with a question.

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