On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Ken Seefried wrote:
> It would be a shame to impose the burden of moderation, especially when you
> could probably remove 95% of the noise on the list with a few simple steps:
<few simple steps>
Ken, the only way to enforce this IS to invoke moderation. Here's how
your self-policing will work out:
Troll: I think <politically inflammatory rant>.
Policer1: Hey, take that off-topic crap somewher else!
Fish1: I don't think it's off topic since <some extremely retarded attempt
to justify continuing an off-topic discussion>
Policer2: Hey, don't use foul language Policer1! I agree with you but can
we not use foul language? My virgin ears are offended.
Fish2: <continues off-topic discussion>
PissedOffListMember1: Can we stop with this off-topic thread please!?
Fish3: <off-topic blah blah blah>
Troll: <more off-topic blather>
Fish4: <off-topic blah bladitty blah>
Fish5: <blah>
Seeker: Can I get a schematic for <machine> [request lost in the din]
PissedOffListMember2: Please take this discussion else where!
Policer1: We need moderation!
Fish2: <blah>
PissedOffListMember3: Enough of this off-topic thread! I'm unsubscribing!
Troll: <reveling in the glory of the off-topic thread he has wrought>
Policer3: Troll, you're such a <insulting noun>. This is not on-topic!
Troll: FU! I think if people are contributing to the discussion then it's
obviously on topic! <blah>
Fish3: I like this discussion! I don't get out very much and it gives me
a chance to be social. <blah>
Fish2: Yeah, I don't see the problem with an occasional off-topic
discussion. What's the big deal? <off-topic subject> is sorta computer
related <some form of smiley here to diguise the utter ignorance and
stupidity of the comment>
Policer2: I agree, this off-topic thread must end! I had to delete <#>
messages today that were noise. But can we stop with the foul language?
<whine>
Policer3's head explodes.
Fish1,2,3,4,5,6...: <off-topic blah>
<several days later>
ListMember0: Hey, how about them Altairs?
ListMember1: On eBay, an Altair is going for <x>.
NewTroll: I hate eBay! eBay <...blather>
NewFish: yeah! I agree.... <blah>
<cycle repeats>
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