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Subject: Re: Quality Poll

Author: Bob Durrett

Date: 06:34:41 11/19/02

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On November 18, 2002 at 22:52:36, Will Singleton wrote:

>In an effort to reduce noise (ie, floods of idiotic messages), and to encourage
>literate and/or salient messages, I propose we do a CCC poll.  Remember those?
>Each regular poster (one who has posted a message in the last 14 days) is
>listed, along with a choice.  Choices are 1) Top-notch, 2) Good, 3) OK, 4)
>marginal, and 5) say what?  After each 14-day period, the rankings are listed.
>This would enable members to more efficiently use the board.  It might also have
>the desirable effect of discouraging those folks who continue to post junk to
>desist, while encouraging more relevant and enlightened discussion.
>
>I originally thought of this as a joke, but it seems to have merit.  It might
>actually increase the value of the board.
>
>Variations on the theme are possible.  Members may have a number affixed to
>their posts, indicating the value placed upon their thoughts.  Perhaps
>color-coded.
>
>Will

This sounds like a threat to the freedoms of all of the individual members of
this forum.  The ability to freely express one's thoughts should not be taken
away.  I am opposed to anything which does that.

Bob D.



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