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From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Withdrawal symptoms...
Keywords: no moderator
Message-ID: <1990Feb6.203835.9134@uwasa.fi>
Date: 6 Feb 90 20:38:35 GMT
References: <22685@usc.edu>
Organization: University of Vaasa
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> 
> May I suggest that we un-moderate c.b.i.p?  There is no reason that I
> can think of why this wouldn't work.  We can post instructions on how to
> post programs, including shell scripts even.  We can heckle people who
> carry on discussions there.  It should be able to work.  Some postings
> would be far better than none, even if the noise level in the group
> rises somewhat.  This would also take a great load off of simtel20.arpa,
> and other machines that carry archives.

Ideas like this are always worth consideration and discussion. 
Nevertheless, (in my my opinion) quality control and good comments
by a moderator are such valuable assets to the net, that we should
not forsake moderation.  Be that as may, I think that it would be
advisable to separate two problems.  1) The short-run (although not
short-lived) problem of the complete stall of traffic we have
experienced.  2) Whether moderating is preferable in the long-run
per se (I think it is). 

As to leveling the load off sites such as Simtel20 and ours, I do
not think that an unmoderated group would change things in this
respect.  The number of different files that are downloaded by ftp
is of a different order of magnitude than would be practical in the
binaries. 

P.S.  No I am not submitting nor volunteering (but thanks for the
confidence of those who have emailed to this effect). 

...................................................................
Prof. Timo Salmi        (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3)
School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland
Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun