Re: Moderated List
Robert, I agree.
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Craig <rds at ATTCANADA.NET>
To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 12:10 PM
Subject: Moderated List
> Lately, several people have asked me to set up a moderated
> mailing list.
> - if I were the moderator, there would be a suspicion
> that I was censoring unfavorable comments
> about Euphoria or myself
>
> - hard feelings could develop if the moderator
> censors off-topic posts that the poster thinks are
> legitimate and important
Not so. 'Moderated' is not the equivalent of 'censored'. After all, every
public information source you can access (newspaper, TV station, etc.) is
'moderated', not to say 'edited to the convenience and pov of its
owner/editor/whatever'. Still...
> The only thing I can recommend for now is:
> - Don't reply on this list to inflammatory off-topic posts.
> Your reply is almost as annoying to people as the
> original post, especially since it invites another reply
> from the original offender.
> Remember: the offender *wants* you to reply.
Quite agree. I'm using Outlook Express, which provides adequate message
rules, including actions depending on text found within the body of the
message. I'm sure other clients must provide similar features. I believe
that any censoring is my business, and I still prefer a free Net, even if I
have to wade through heaps of unwanted/disliked things, to any kind of
rigid, structured, Daddy-knows-best scheme. After all, I've never found
anyone who thinks and feels exactly like me (though some come close..), so
why should I impose my personal opinions and preferences on anybody else?
I dislike flaming and insulting as much as anyone, but I don't believe any
person could (or should) define a clear dividing line. So please keep it
open. Thanks.
Gerardo E. Brandariz
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