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Subject: Moderation: Ok, now I have more questions.

Author: KarinsDad

Date: 12:26:13 06/29/00


"This thread has gotten a lot bigger, mainly because I didn't want to wipe out
KD's criticism.  But in retrospect, it would have been better to remove it and
email him the message so KD could repost it as the start of a new thread.

Anyway, if you have more to say regarding moderation, start another thread (if
that hasn't already been done) and do it there.  Further messages in this one
will be deleted.

Dave"

Ok, here they go:

1) Why is an honest question considered criticism? I asked why general
programming and computer configuration questions are off topic when the answers
to those questions will be used to help with computer chess for a specific
person on their own system(s).

2) Why stop a thread and say that you will delete further messages to it, but at
the same time indicate that it's permissible to start another thread? Additional
messages will take up the same space regardless of which thread they are in,
won't they? I don't understand this idea of taboo threads.

3) When did it become out of fashion to be allowed to post a "Moderation"
message? And when did it become necessary to start this "let's stop this thread"
stuff after only a few posts are made?

I don't want to necessarily beat a dead horse here, but I really don't get it
Dave. I think you overreacted to the C++ programming book question when the
author obviously wanted the opinion of top notch chess programmers. And then
this idea of shutting down threads and starting them up elsewhere seems kind of
strange as well. Just my opinion, but I really don't get it.

KarinsDad :)



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