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Subject: Re: An open request for help re: RGCC moderation

Author: SEAN EVANS

Date: 19:35:22 04/13/98

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On April 13, 1998 at 22:07:06, Mark Young wrote:

>On April 13, 1998 at 17:46:19, Thomas Davie wrote:
>
>>As you may or may not know, the newsgroup rec.games.chess.computer is in
>>a very sad state. Since last week, until Friday, April 17th I am
>>conducting a straw poll to find out whether or not there is enough
>>support to convert the newsgroup into a modrated one to cut down on the
>>noise.
>>
>>The email support I've received so far has been overwhelming. What's the
>>next step that I take? Where do I go, who do I email in order to start
>>substantiating public opinion( if there is such a thing )into reality.
>>
>>Thanks for reading this and sorry for posting off topic.
>>
>>Tom
>------------------------------------------------
>We have a group that is modrated and it works very well. Why do we need
>another group that controls what people say. Is there not room for both.
>CCC so far has seemed very fair to everyone. But I have been around
>chess people for a very long time. And it scares me if all places to
>post were controled. The chess community is sometimes run like a third
>world county. And you have some people in this community who think they
>know best and want to dictate what is discussed. I do not mean to say
>this will happen to CCC but it could. People can get very petty. If you
>have seen the things I have seen in the Missouri Chess Association you
>would understand my feelings on this.


Congratulations Mark and well said the best Post I have ever read in my
life.

God Bless You,

Sean



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