Author: Fernando Villegas
Date: 05:42:44 01/13/00
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On January 13, 2000 at 07:06:34, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >A few posts I've read suggest skipping over the "moderation" threads. This is an >option when I have my nice university OC3 Internet connection, but right now I'm >forced to use a 19.2 modem. It takes forever to download the list of messages, >and the ~100 "Moderation:" messages are not helping. Connection speed aside, the >huge moderation threads are not making this bulletin board any clearer or easier >to read. > >Would it be possible to set up a special board for such threads? People who care >about computer chess can ignore this extra board. People who like soap operas or >feel that their freedom of speech is somehow violated can ignore the computer >chess board. > >BTW, moderators: if you feel like cleaning up the board, feel free to delete >this message. It's not like it has anything to do with computer chess. > >-Tom Tom: I think your point is logical, but somewhat wrong if seen from a wider perspective. It is not desirable in the long run to put aside in a kind of ghetto-board the moderation discussions just because of a technical reason as is the time expended loading those messages, or just because the formal purpose of this board is just discussing computer chess. Moderations issues and off topics post are constitutive part of this forum as well, as they let people express other aspects of his thinking and so are an element of this site health and life. At first glance they appears as something like a nuissance, I agree, but in fact if in this board only were treated specific computer chess issues and not other matters at all but that are in a way or another asociated with it, beginning with our total personalities, I believe this site slowly would lose some of the interest that brings people to come here every day. Fernando
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