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From: tvf@cci632.UUCP (Tom Frauenhofer)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d,news.admin
Subject: Re: Who is interested in a PEER REVIEWED sources newsgroup?
Keywords: sources news groups peer reviewed
Message-ID: <44190@cci632.UUCP>
Date: 12 Dec 90 13:46:29 GMT
References: <1990Dec12.051059.3313@rick.doc.ca>
Reply-To: tvf@cci632.UUCP (Tom Frauenhofer)
Organization: Computer Consoles, Inc., An STC Icon, Rochester, NY
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This is being done to a small extent on comp.os.minix, where they have
a referee's group that is supposed to take sources and evaluate them
before you post them to the net.  My only experience with this (I
submitted some patches to the Minix UUCP program) has been that they
are quite fast at reviewing the stuff and getting feedback back to
you.  I think peer review/referee-ing is superior to single moderator
(single moderator = potential single point of failure).

On the other hand, I believe that Mr. Salz is being unfairly toasted
by this flame-bait.  Mr. Salz has been doing a fine job.  Sure, I wish
he could get stuff out faster, but it does get out eventually.  And
there are alternate sources groups for those who can't wait.

Disclaimer: I do not know Mr. Salz personally, I am just a happy
"consumer" of the stuff he publishes in his moderated newsgroup.
-- 
Thomas V. Frauenhofer, WA2YYW, tvf@cci.com   | "Those who can, do;
{uupsi,ccicpg}!cci632!tvf@uunet.uu.net       |  Those who can't, teach;
tvf@frau.UUCP                                |  Those who can't teach,
tvf1477@ma.cs.rit.edu                        |     flame." - anonymous