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

At 09:22 PM 4/28/02 -0700, you wrote:
>I think the tenor of the list is due in large part to the higher
>average age of people on the list than what you'll find in the typical
>newsgroup.  Being that is the case, I think that moderation is neither
desirable
>nor necessary, and I plan on making some killfile additions should a
little
>blowup like the one seen recently appear again.

I finally shrugged my shoulders, admitted that certain posters were
never
going to say anything that I really cared to hear, and broke out the
killfile myself.  First time ever on this list, but what the heck? 
That's
the way life goes.  Life's too short to have to deal with on-line
twits...the ones that I deal with in person are more than enough for me,
thank you very much.

>In the meantime, I plan on
>posting some more relevant topics, in the hopes that the discussion on
the
group
>can head in a more constructive direction.

When I get frustrated the the Signal/Noise ratio, that's what I've been
trying to do: start a discussion on something that interests me. 
Sometimes
these threads take off, sometimes they don't...but it's at least worth
the
effort.

Truth be told, I delete about 50% of the GZGlist messages unread at this
point.	Things like discussions of Orbital Mechanics, or military
minutia,
don't hold any interest to me.	That's not to say that I have any
objection
to people discussing such matters, mind you!  It just means that my
interests quite often do not overlap with the interests of the list in
general.  Nothing wrong with that; who would want to be on a list where
everybody is expected to like the same things and hold the same
opinions?

We're all part of the list, and it's up to us to maintain its quality. 
I
don't think that expecting basic civility of the list memembers is out
of
line here...and that includes respecting the opinions of others, even
those
who disagree with us...and those who insist upon discussing things that
make our eyes glaze over with a single glance at the topic line...and
even
those who game with unpainted miniatures, may they burn forever in the
deepest pits of hades.

Sorry, did I type that last bit?

John Crimmins
johncrim@voicenet.com