Re: Moderation of GZG-L (was Re: Back from SALUTE and bye bye)

Jerry,

Good suggestion.  I would prefer to keep the list
unmoderated as there is some interesting stuff that I
think would might get cut as "not enough GZGish". 

I had hoped that the informal rules of politeness on
this list would keep the discussions, even the
off-topic, at least civil.  If not excessively polite
due to the nature of the medium.  

Having been subject to a major blast due to an offhand
joking comment I can empathize with those that are
tired of it.  Maybe it is not the whole list that is a
problem.  Maybe it is just a few members that have not
learned from past experience.

I am not calling for removal, just renewing a request
for civility.  

Bob Makowsky

--- Jerry Han <jhan@warpfish.com> wrote:
> Maybe it's time that we switch to moderation then,
> or, at least 
> consider it.	If people in general find there's very
> little value 
> to GZG-L as it stands, then, maybe it's time for a
> change.  Especially
> given the amount of people lost to this list, and
> the general 
> degradation of the signal to noise ratio.
> 
> I think there would be two hurdles -- one would be
> the actual logistics
> of moderating the list (which should be easy, if I
> remember majordomo
> correctly and if Matt has the time to do the switch
> over), and the
> other would be finding an actual moderator, or
> moderators who'd be 
> willing to do the job.
> 
> That being said, I'm willing to moderate, at least
> in the short 
> term (I'm willing to put my money where my mouth
> is.)	(Though, given
> how often I updated the list archives, you may not
> want me to moderate.
> (8-) )
> 
> There's also the philosophical argument concerning
> censorship -- but,
> I think this could be addressed if there's also an
> unmoderated GZG-L
> list available.  It might get a little confusing
> keeping both lists
> straight, but, it's probably the fairest.
> 
> Thoughts?  This shouldn't be considered a formal RFC
> -- this is more of
> tossing an idea out, and seeing what people think. 
> If people are 
> really starting to be fed up with the list as a
> whole, then, this is 
> probably the most realistic way out.
> 
> Thanks,
> JGH
> --
> **** Jerry Han - jhan@warpfish.com -
> http://www.warpfish.com/jhan ****
>  "Naming your dissections makes it a much more
> personal experience."
>		  -- Malgorzata Kaminska -- TBFTGOGGI

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