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In article <1993Jan12.203251.18849@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> crb7q@kelvin.seas.Virginia.EDU (Cameron Randale Bass) writes:


   In article <MERRITT.93Jan12102855@macro.bu.edu> merritt@macro.bu.edu (Sean Merritt) writes:

   > the reader) than she may place that moderator in a kill file.
   > Instead of undiscriminated signal like we have in sci.physics,
   > we will have 4 distinct signals with different thresholds.
   > If one channel becomes too noisy the reader has the option of
   > turning it off.
   >
   > I would even say we let the moderators "filter" themselves,
   > rather than have another moderator "approve" thier articles.
   > That way the moderator's own posts will either increase or
   > decrease the S/N ratio of that channel.

#	First, if a 'channel' becomes noisy, then someone is not 
#	doing their job properly, and I hope someone would point that out.

Since there is no definitive defintion this(the "job") is left to the reader.

"One man's noise is another's signal"

#	Second, I think it a matter of courtesy to the other posters
#	that moderators submit to the same moderation procedure as
#	everyone else.  

On the face of it that does seem fair. Intellectually honest people
tend to be harder on themselves then they would on others. If they
are not, as I said, one can just "turn off the noisy channel".
I think it is far more useful to rate each moderator by what they
are offering as acceptable, including their own posts.
The positive side of this is that there will be an opportunity
to "lead by example".

#Third, I thought your basic objection was to too stringent moderation, 
#not too lax.

NO, not all. I already moderate this group for myself and I would 
guess that it is more stringent than the moderators will be. 

My basic objection is that I am not moderating(filtering) for myself.

By givivng the moderators "enough rope" I can continue to do so
on a , hopefully higher intensity signal. The idea that there may
be quality contributors who will participate in sci.physics.research
(who don't now)
is the only reason I am even considering a "yes" vote.

-sjm

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Sean J. Merritt		         | "Every revolt is a cry of innocence    
Dept of Physics Boston University|  and an appeal to the essence of being."
merritt@macro.bu.edu             | Albert Camus, The Rebel