[PLUG] No to moderation
Michael C. Robinson
michael at robinson-west.com
Sat Nov 29 19:44:02 UTC 2003
On Sat, 2003-11-29 at 18:59, Russ Johnson wrote:
> * Michael C. Robinson <michael at robinson-west.com> [2003-11-29 16:26]:
> >
> > > Rather than asking you, once again, to let this thread drop, I
> > > will ask that you unplug your computer for a day, go to the park
> > > or somewhere nice and quiet, and reflect on this: PLUG is a public,
> > > archived forum. Think about it.
> >
> > Just kill file if you believe in that so much.
>
> Michael,
>
> Why should everyone else be subjected to your ideals of what should or
> should not be talked about?
Why do corporations, schools, and small business have standards of what
can and can't be transmitted through their electronic infrastructure?
Structure can help stem flame posting and make this list more
peaceful. You don't question which side of the road to drive on
when cars are coming the other way do you? To a certain degree, I'd say
people are trying to do the same with plug. This is where using a
coomunity based filter makes sense. If nothing is blocked but
questionable posts are only redirected to plug-talk, it's really only a
matter of people subscribing to both lists if they don't agree with the
moderator. Right now, a majority can't vote at the plug site that a
thread is too OT and should be stopped, this to me is something that
really ought to be considered.
Why should I be subjected to the bias of plug? Why should I leave
because there might be a bias? In the end I see I'm not being given
very many choices here. If I kill file the people who respond most
often, I've basically left anyways. Kill filing does offer me any
way to say I have a problem with what someone is posting, it's just
ignoring them.
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Michael C. Robinson
Associates of General Studies
PCC March 2003.
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