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Re: Proposal: shouldn't can.infohighway be moderated?

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From: Michael Dillon
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 1995 00:00
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In article <DHwr0p.CzM@ferret.ocunix.on.ca>,
Chris Lewis <clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca> wrote:
>In article <47scu2$deu@felix.junction.net>,
>Michael Dillon <michael@okjunc.junction.net> wrote:
>>In article <47nu9l$1np8@eljefe.ca.dynix.com>,
>>Dawn Whiteside <dawn@eljefe.ca.dynix.com> wrote:
>
>>>in its own juices.  As things stand with can.infohighway/infobahn now,
>>>changing the group's status to moderated will cause problems at many
>>>sites.
>
>>If this is the case, then I would vote for can.internet rather than 
>>can.infohighway.moderated since I think the .moderated part will scare 
>>off too many potential readers. 
>
>infohighway != internet.

You might be right and you might be wrong.

Right because the internet is merely the best current approximation of an 
ethereal concept known as the info highway.

Wrong because in the minds of most people the internet is the infohighway 
and subtle distinctions, architectural details and the like are lost on them.

Nevertheless is the newsgroup MUST have moderated in the name then a 
weekly FAQ posted to the non-moderated group would hopefully explain that 
everyone is welcome to post provided they stay on topic.

I think this telecomm network infrastructure is critical to our economic 
well-being and we need to encourage as many voices as possible to 
contribute, even the flakes, morons and idiots, as long as they stick to 
the topic.

-- 
Michael Dillon                                    Voice: +1-604-546-8022
Memra Software Inc.                                 Fax: +1-604-542-4130
http://www.memra.com                             E-mail: michael@memra.com
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From: michael@okjunc.junction.net (Michael Dillon)
Subject: Re: Proposal: shouldn't can.infohighway be moderated?
Date: 1995/11/12
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