Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!wuarchive!texbell!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: news.groups Subject: Re: Moderation (Re: SCI.philosophy.objectivism) Message-ID: Date: 5 Feb 90 12:19:24 GMT References: <7450@tank.uchicago.edu> <9002040025.AA12193@apee.ogi.edu> <.1J1O5Cxds13@ficc.uu.net> <9002042318.AA15297@apee.ogi.edu> Reply-To: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 31 In article <9002042318.AA15297@apee.ogi.edu> mehuld@APEE.OGI.EDU (Mehul Dave) writes: > In article <.1J1O5Cxds13@ficc.uu.net> peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes: > >Of course you need the *right* moderator. From evidence in this group I'd > >suggest T. William Wells. He seems the only objectivist with a truly open > >mind. > Ah, but I have seen the messages by him here where he has already said > explicitly, to some sci proponents that they are ignorant or don't use > their faculty of reason etc. I must say that I happen to agree with his conclusions in this matter. But that aside, he has also stated that he would not act as a censor and that he would explicitly include messages from proponents with your brand of objectivism. > I can be certain that under > those circumstances, my views and views of several others would be simply > edited off as "flames" or "inappropriate". I doubt it, but in that case you have many recourses, including setting up a second moderator. In the past moderators who have attempted to censor their groups have been singularly unsuccessful. And Bill knows this. [ lack of flames: ] > I think this can be accomplished without moderation. Observed behaviour of similar groups in the past leads me to believe otherwise. And a lack of flames is hardly the goal you should aspire to. That's like the accused burglar pleading that at least he didn't kill anyone. Repetitive and voluminous discussion never reaching a conclusion is not a great advance over flaming. -- _--_|\ Peter da Silva. +1 713 274 5180. . / \ \_.--._/ Xenix Support -- it's not just a job, it's an adventure! v "Have you hugged your wolf today?" `-_-'