[oclug] List etiquette and straw poll

[Dan Langille]

On 23 Jul 2003 at 21:18, Rod Giffin wrote:

> In fact, 61 people out of 75 voted AGAINST any sort of moderation in
> your poll.  Whether or not OCLUG has one list, 2 lists or 20 lists there
> is going to be some level of background noise.  Basically without
> moderating the lists, you've got no way to control it - and from the
> above, no mandate to suggest moderation.  In fact I'd simply quit OCLUG
> if it became moderated, because that's censorship and there's nobody
> here I feel comfortable with being my censor. <== period.

No need for theatrics.  I don't think the club as a group worries 
much about people leaving.  People leave.  People join.  It happens.

> This is basically a low volume list.  It has an about average signal to
> noise ratio for LUG lists, maybe a little on the low side, but not too
> bad.  It could certainly be a lot worse.  

There is always room for improvement.  The suggested introduction of 
a new list is pretty easily done.
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Dan Langille : http://www.langille.org/