Meta-P-List ramble

[Spencer Thiel]

At 5:09 PM -0700 6/24/99, davemarc wrote:


>This nonsense is tiresome.  The more it continues, the more I find myself
>supporting a moderated list.
>
>Will someone please inform me as to what, exactly, would be lost if the
>list became moderated?

I happen to be on a list that is moderated and I find that that there is
essentially no interference with anything that is said or done on the list.
Periodically the list owner makes certain fascist statements like,
"everyone needs to make their signature files four lines or less", but
everyone seems to ignore these suggestions.

Regardless, suyggestions like this are annyoing and there is just too much
irony if a fascist element is introduced to a list dedicated to Thomas
Pynchon,

However, when individual is allowed to post on the list under the name of
another list member (don't worry, not you s~Z), I find that there probably
needs to be someone who can pull the plug on certain users.

As far as making other list members take their discussions off list, I
think if we make a concerted group effort to remind individuals that their
discussions have become of little interest to other members, then there
should be no problem.



Freedom of speech?  To say what?  To trade insults,
>to carry on seemingly endless petty feuds?  Oh, what a great blow to
>Pynchon Appreciation that would be!  There are still plenty of places where
>that can be done on and off the Net. I've subscribed to moderated lists,
>and found that good moderators actually add to the discussion.
>
>Whaddaya say, Murthy and Oliver?  Any possibility that you'd allow
>moderators on this list?  Or is that simply out of the question, even on a
>trial basis?
>
>d.

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