Gordon Cook wrote:
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> >
> >* Moderator's Choice. A Berkman staff person -- primarily Professor
> >Zittrain, for those of you wondering! -- reviews all the messages received
> >prior to the first time remote comments are recognized on a particular
> >subject, and he reads the ones that he thinks are most significant.
> >"Significant" is of course the tricky part -- he could look for views not
> >already stated by physical participants, but then the majority voice is
> >artificially weakened by his selection process so that doesn't seem quite
> >right. He could look for messages that seem most thought-provoking from an
> >academic perspective, but neither is that quite what we need. Yet if one
> >placed sufficient trust in Mr. Zittrain -- as I'll admit I personally do,
> >make no mistake about it -- this could be acceptable.
>
> sorry I do not trust mr zittran adequately.... I know otheres who
> don't as well and I hope they will speak out.
>
well Jonathon and I have had our differences in the past but I have
the utmost respect for him.
We could all do a lot worse. Of course, since I am not attending the
Santiago meetings my opinions are probably not relevant.
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