Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 09:48:41 06/07/99
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On June 07, 1999 at 11:36:42, Will Singleton wrote: >On June 07, 1999 at 10:51:06, Shep wrote: > >> >>I'm not so much into people hiding their identity either, but >>I don't see so many cases of abuse on CCC that this kind of action seems >>necessary, especially considering the work involved. >> > >Shep, > >I appreciate your comments, and your participation here. Checking IDs and >restricting free emails would require some work on the part of ICD, maybe quite >a lot. But consider the work that the moderators have to do to deal with the >existing problem. > >You don't see most of the junk we have to dump. The people who cause problems >here do so repeatedly, and make the moderators job very difficult. We can't >tell the legitimate posters from the garbage men. It leads to a kind of siege >state, the moderators trying to hold back the looney fringe. And good people >leave, since they are subject to attack, and the board becomes littered with >inconsequence. > >The alternative, if it indeed is feasible, would allow for a more >self-regulating atmosphere, one where perhaps serious discussions could take >place. In that context, greater latitude could be given to discussions, since >serious people usually have some sense of responsibility. > >I think it's worth a try. > >Will If two out of three current moderators are calling for this then why hasn't it been done already? bruce
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