Author: Will Singleton
Date: 23:30:08 05/06/99
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On May 07, 1999 at 02:00:32, James B. Shearer wrote: >On May 06, 1999 at 19:02:50, Will Singleton wrote: >>On May 06, 1999 at 18:11:46, Dave Gomboc wrote: >>> 2. Possibly some mechanism to view deleted posts? But this kind of defeats >>>the purpose of deleting them, so I don't know how good that would be. >>2. Defeats the purpose, as you said. > <heavy pruning above> > > I don't agree that putting deleted posts in some ghetto defeats the purpose >of deleting. The main purpose of deleting is to improve the signal to noise >ratio in the main group. Moving deleted posts (and any followups) somewhere >else accomplishes this equally well. If further insulation seems necessary this >could be done with some delay (such as a week) before deleted posts reappeared. > I think such a permanent record would improve accountability for both >moderators and posters. > James B. Shearer Possibly. However, let's have some perspective. This isn't the U.N. This is a commercial forum, founded for the purpose of promoting computer chess and icd sales. Noble on both counts. People should be grateful to icd for this service, and post responsibly. You assume there can easily be a main group and a sub-group. How much will it cost to implement? And do people want that? And a permanent record does exist, for those who ask. So the accountability is there. Will
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