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From: sloane@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Withdrawal symptoms...
Message-ID: <22190.25d2aee2@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Date: 9 Feb 90 17:52:02 GMT
References: <22685@usc.edu> <1990Feb6.191414.13982@eng.umd.edu> <4267@daffy.cs.wisc.edu>
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In article <4267@daffy.cs.wisc.edu>, schaut@cat9.cs.wisc.edu
 (Rick Schaut) writes:
> In article <22685@usc.edu> kjh@pollux.usc.edu 
>   (Kenneth J. Hendrickson N8DGN) writes:
> | 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.  
> 
> The day c.b.i.p becomes un-moderated is the day I hit the "u" key.  It's
> just too damn easy to hit the "F" key when somone has pissed you off.  Let
> the flames stay in alt.flame where they belong, and keep the traffic in
> c.b.i.p down.
> 
> It's also too easy for someone to post a binary that's untraceable.
> Un-moderating c.b.i.p is an open invitation to a virus peddler.

While keeping "discussions" out of c.b.i.p, and keeping virus problems
at a minimum are important reasons to moderate the group, the main
reason for moderation is to keep the volume at a reasonable level.
The moderator should go through the postings and only post one copy of
things that he receives.  Without moderation we would be seeing 17
different copies of nethack posted.  Not that I have anything against
nethack, I just need one copy, not several.  Think about how many
requests you have seen in c.b.i.p.d for reposts of parts that are
missing. Now suppose that several people actually repost the "missing"
part every time one of these requests appear. In no time at all the
group would be unusable.
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