🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <DHJ2wF.Cy3@ferret.ocunix.on.ca>,
Chris Lewis <clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca> wrote:
>It won't matter - their postings will be dropped on the floor at those
>sites that have made it moderated.  As such, problem sites like Toronto Freenet
>would have to follow, lest they subject their users to postings that
>blackhole.

This has the effect of essentially shutting out those users who happen
to be at less well run sites.  Are we trying to make this an exclusive
group or just trying to improve the signal to noise ratio?

>In your comments, please try to distinguish between the desirability of
>making the change, and the difficulty of making the change.  Yes, 100%
>compliance is not going to happen.  But, it doesn't matter.  All we
>should be concerned about is desirability.

I do agree that a moderated newsgroup on the subject is desirable but I
disagree with your suggestion that compliance doesn't matter.  It does
matter.  Most of us don't want to shut anyone out, we just want to keep
the postings on topic and improve the signal to noise ratio.

A viable alternative (albeit one with an unwieldy name) is to create a
new group can.infohighway.moderated and to leave the existing group
unchanged for whatever broader range of topic users choose to post
there.
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