X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,6fef76e7b764a2b1 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-05-22 05:21:19 PST Path: gmd.de!nntp.gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.pop.psu.edu!psuvax1!uwm.edu!msuinfo!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!giaeb!dljar1 From: dljar1@giaeb.cc.monash.edu.au (Dwayne Jarvis) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: rec.arts.scarecrow ? Date: 22 May 94 11:49:41 GMT Organization: Monash University Lines: 31 Message-ID: References: <134311Z21051994@anon.penet.fi> NNTP-Posting-Host: giaeb.cc.monash.edu.au X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #4 (NOV) >On the other hand, these FAQs have been pretty rare recently. >Filtering them out isn't going to substantially improve any perceived >signal-to-noise ratio. So if this is the main thing that Scarecrow is >going to do, I'm not sure why moderation is necessary. All along, it's been stated that if r.a.a (mod) were to pass, it wouldbe a "light" moderation. Now I know that some people have stated that there's no such thing as "light" moderation, but there *really* is. What it really means is that Bob would remove ONLY the things that 99% of the subscibers would not like to read. For example, a picture might be requested 10 times inside two weeks (which happens occationally). THAT picture would become a FRP (Frequently Requested Picture), and Bob would possibly choose to cut any further requests/posts in favour of personally responding with the FAQ and maybe even the pic. If however, at a later date the picture had not been seen for a while, it would loose it's FRP status, and would possibly be posted (and why not). All anyone would be missing 100% of the time is the *really* off target posts. The ever-popular MAKE.MONEY.FAST posts would be a thing of the past, as would any other similar post. Is this "really" moderation? It's really just a global "kill file" (no offence Bob :). I think it's just nice to have the moderation option there in THIS case. If Bob saw the noise dropping down, he could easily put it into "auto". I find this whole "moderation=no freedom of speak" argument more of an excuse rather than a reason. But it's up to the individual to decide. Row.