Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!columbia!rutgers!lll-lcc!well!mjr From: mjr@well.UUCP (Matthew Rapaport) Newsgroups: news.stargate Subject: Re: a simple alternative to moderation -- enforced self-moderation Message-ID: <2958@well.UUCP> Date: Mon, 27-Apr-87 23:28:30 EDT Article-I.D.: well.2958 Posted: Mon Apr 27 23:28:30 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 29-Apr-87 04:48:55 EDT References: <965@vortex.UUCP> <7946@utzoo.UUCP> <7947@utzoo.UUCP> <522@aramis.RUTGERS.EDU> <269@tropix.UUCP> Reply-To: mjr@well.UUCP (Matthew Rapaport) Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA Lines: 12 In article <269@tropix.UUCP> mjl@tropix.UUCP (Mike Lutz) writes: >In article <522@aramis.RUTGERS.EDU> webber@aramis.RUTGERS.EDU (Webber) writes: >In my experience, the information content in all the moderated groups >is significantly higher than in their unmoderated brethren. > >Mike Lutz >GCA/Tropel, seismo!rochester!tropix!mjl True but not exactly the point, which is that an "unregulated" forum also has value of its own and should be preserved. ++++++++