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From: jim@helios.cs.odu.edu (Jim Duncan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,news.groups,comp.binaries.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Moderation... on comp.binaries.ibm.pc
Message-ID: <4484@xanth.cs.odu.edu>
Date: 16 Mar 88 06:21:52 GMT
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In article <2054@ho95e.ATT.COM> wcs@ho95e.UUCP (46323-Bill.Stewart.<ho95c>,2G218,x0705,) writes:
>In article <2310@bsu-cs.UUCP> dhesi@bsu-cs.UUCP (Rahul Dhesi) writes:
>:In article <149@tscs.UUCP> gerard@tscs.UUCP (Stephen M. Gerard) writes:
>:>There is a very definite need for moderation here!
>:I volunteer to moderate again.  I'm sending a message to the backbones
>
>Please leave it unmoderated!! The ratio of binaries to discussion has been
>acceptably low, and the discussion has been  evenly balanced between
>bug fixes and requests for stuff.  WHile moderated groups may have slightly
>better-quality stuff (more man pages), there's a delay involved, and
>moderation seems to inhibit posting.
>
>#				Thanks;
># Bill Stewart, AT&T Bell Labs 2G218, Holmdel NJ 1-201-949-0705 ihnp4!ho95c!wcs

I disagree.  I am more likely to post to a moderator than to the net for
several reasons, among them:

- A moderator will know if several essentially equivalent postings have
  occurred, and condense or limit the responses, so as to avoid redundant
  postings (e.g. the flagellation of the poster of MEAN18), and cut down on
  transmission costs.

- A moderator can ensure that we all get the most recent versions of software.

- A moderator can enforce the true purpose of the newsgroup, such as making
  sure that ONLY BINARIES ARE POSTED HERE (comp.binaries.ibm.pc), and
  discussion is re-routed to comp.sys.ibm.pc.

- A moderator can insulate us to some extent from silly crap, like obvious
  Trojan horses, viruses, or screwed-up postings that won't uudecode or
  de-arc properly.

I believe a moderator is a good idea.  I only wish I had the time to do it.
My heart and hopes go out to the poor soul who takes on this job.

	Jim Duncan

 Jim Duncan, Computer Science Dept, Old Dominion Univ, Norfolk VA 23529-0162
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