On 5/30/03 3:59 AM, victoria brandon posted: >Dan Knight proposed a feature that would: > >> We've had problems on some lists with one person becoming very dominant. >> The number of postings per day wouldn't be fixed. Probably no less than >> three, but it could go as high as maybe 20-25% of all postings in the >> past 24 hours. This one will need fine tuning in the field. >> >> The goal is to let the lists function well without allowing a single >> individual to "take over" the list. > >Of course the privilege of unlimited posting can lead to abuses, but it >hasn't happened on *this* list -- quite the contrary, the most knowledgeable >members seem to contribute the most frequently, and often in little bursts >of helpfulness as they try to solve three or four people's problems >simultaneously. It seems a shame to squelch this. > >Could things be set up so that postings over a certain number *might* (at >the option of a listnanny, say) be cut off, rather than having it happen >automatically? Thus providing a big stick to wave at malefactors if needed >without interfering with normal give and take.
It has to be automatic, because we just don't have list managers available 24/7 to do things manually. The exact number will vary based on how busy the list is. If there are 100 postings per day, the minimum will be much higher than 3. If there are less than 10 postings per day, 3 might be a very reasonable limit. We really won't know until we do it. -- Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. <http://cobwebpublishing.com> <http://lowendmac.com> <http://digital-views.com> <http://digigraphica.com> <http://lowendpc.com> <http://reformed.net> The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher regard those who think alike than those who think differently. -- Nietzsche -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
