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From: mokhtar@ubc-vision.CDN (mokhtar)
Newsgroups: net.motss
Subject: mod.motss
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Date: Fri, 5-Oct-84 19:34:48 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  5 19:34:48 1984
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> It is in this light that I recommend creating 'mod.motss', a newsgroup
> essentially identical to 'net.motss', but one in which the articles 
> are screened by a moderator, a benevolent dictator whose only role is
> to ensure that the posted article conforms with the purpose stated in
> the first submission to 'net.motss' (copies available on request.)
> Sure, this is a lot of "power" given to one person, but it is bestowed
> by consensus.  It is, in my personal view, much preferable to the
> anarchic situation we see here right now.
  
   As much as I sympathize with you, I just have to disagree because I don't
believe in 'benevolent dictators'. This newsgroup is supposed to be a
discussion group. It's intended function is very different from that of
(ex) net.general. I don't see any 'anarchic' situation here, just a lot of
'noise'. Why couldn't the true contributors of net.motss ignore that noise
and respond to the more reasonable arguments?
						  Farzin Mokhtarian
						  < ubc-vision!mokhtar >