Author: Will Singleton
Date: 07:55:49 11/19/02
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On November 19, 2002 at 10:34:11, Alastair Scott wrote: >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. > >Unfortunately not a good idea; there is always a minority of contributors who >find manipulating ratings more interesting than actually posting. Lurkers can do >real damage whereas, without such a feedback system, they merely ... lurk. > >I write as someone with scars on my back from a previous experiment along those >lines :) > >I would hardly say there are "floods" of idiotic messages. Maybe a small >trickle; if you want to see a far greater proportion go to rec.games.chess.* >I've been there over the past couple of weeks - first time since about four >years ago - and am amazed to see the same minority of people posting the same >nonsense now as then. Do they - can they - ever stop? > >Alastair I haven't looked over there in years, either. Could you elaborate on the previous experiment? Will
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