On Feb 1, 2008 5:25 PM, Jerry Wolper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Filtering works if you know that there's good content among the > stuff > >> you're filtering.... But if the first several > >> things you see when you subscribe are stupid OT posts, your > reaction > >> might be "What a cesspool! I'll find a better Fox list elsewhere." > > > > But how would you solve this? > > That's a good question. > > The best solution is self-filtering posters, but all it takes is one > or two who aren't to set off the Gresham's Law variant where bad > posts drive out good posts. > > The list could be moderated, but no moderation is a reasonable, and > much less time-consuming, way to operate a list. And, of course, one > person's "stupid" posts are another's "brilliant" ones, so it's hard > to moderate effectively while still allowing a full range of > opinions. It would help if people applied the same standards to their > OT posts as they do their technical posts, but I'm not optimistic at > this point. > ---------------------------------------
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