Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site oliven.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!oliveb!oliven!rap From: rap@oliven.UUCP (Robert A. Pease) Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.sources Subject: Re: As long as we are taliking about rmgrouping ... Message-ID: <451@oliven.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 23:20:37 EST Article-I.D.: oliven.451 Posted: Mon Nov 11 23:20:37 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Nov-85 08:30:37 EST References: <245@mit-eddie.UUCP> <136@vcvax1.UUCP> <687@ucsfcgl.UUCP> <5647@amdcad.UUCP> Organization: Olivetti ATC; Cupertino, Ca Lines: 41 Xref: watmath net.news.group:4483 net.sources:3845 > The problem with mod.anything has always been that the moderator > 'evaluates' the posting. His criteria will vary according to: > > 1) His beliefs. > 2) How much time he has. > > What happened to 'the free interchange of ideas'. Can't you gurus come > up with a mechanism of control which does not depend on your placing > people of your choice in a position of power to control the flow of > ideas and expressions to the rest of us out here? > -- > Jim Budler > Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. > (408) 749-5806 > Usenet: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra,intelca}!amdcad!jimb > Compuserve: 72415,1200 I have to agree with Jim. I have been away from the net for a while due to lack of time. I've spot checked from time to time and found an alarming rate of moderated news groups croping up. If this keeps up I just won't start reading the net anymore. I think a lot of other people will feel the same way. ( The best way to kill something is to strangle it through a moderator. No offense to moderators. ) I can't take the time to go through 400 to 500 line digests when only 20 lines will be of interest to me. And I've seen this in the new moderated newsgroups. I've just unsubscribed to most of them for this reason. I also can't take the time to argue against the ideas of people like Ken Arndt who's posting prompted the reply that this folowup is replying to. I just don't like his ideas. They seem very restrictive and opressive to me. This reply is too long. Hit your "n" now. -- Robert A. Pease {hplabs|zehntel|fortune|ios|tolerant|allegra|tymix}!oliveb!oliven!rap