Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ubc-vision.CDN Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!ubc-vision!mokhtar From: mokhtar@ubc-vision.CDN (mokhtar) Newsgroups: net.motss Subject: mod.motss Message-ID: <617@ubc-vision.CDN> Date: Fri, 5-Oct-84 19:34:48 EDT Article-I.D.: ubc-visi.617 Posted: Fri Oct 5 19:34:48 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 6-Oct-84 02:58:56 EDT Organization: UBC Vision, Vancouver, B.C., Canada Lines: 17 > 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 >