with this list in the future and wish us all the best.
John Mikes
- Original Message -
From: "Russell Standish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Wei Dai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Saibal Mitra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Hal Finney" <
Rullell wrote:
> Another problem with moderation is how to decide the criteria for
> moderation. The FOR list (which is a moderated list covering a similar
> range of topics) has a mandate to be accessible to the layperson,
> which is interpreted by the moderator as "No mathematics allowed".
I ag
Another problem with moderation is how to decide the criteria for
moderation. The FOR list (which is a moderated list covering a similar
range of topics) has a mandate to be accessible to the layperson,
which is interpreted by the moderator as "No mathematics allowed".
The trouble is that is a lit
On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 11:48:08PM +0100, Saibal Mitra wrote:
> Actually, one doesn't have to dig very deep in the archive. This very thread
> is an example of an off topic irrelevant discussion. Irrelevant, because
> there are so few other postings that should not have appeared on this list.
Perh
ect: Re: A moderated everything-list substitute (was: Re: Provably
> exponential time algorithms)
>
>
> Hal Finney wrote:
>
> > Maybe you could look at the list archive at
> > http://www.mail-archive.com/everything-list%40eskimo.com/maillist.html
> > and say which pos
Hal Finney wrote:
> Maybe you could look at the list archive at
> http://www.mail-archive.com/everything-list%40eskimo.com/maillist.html
> and say which posts from, say, December 30th and 31st you would reject.
> (Or, if the list would be shorter, you could say which posts in that
> period you wou
Duraid writes:
> Reject, in increasing order of brutality:
>
> - Anything copied verbatim where a URL would suffice
> - Answers to questions that can be found with 5 minutes and an
> internet connection
> - Questions with answers that can be found with 5 minutes and an internet
>
> 1. Make the archive public. Why would people join unless they can
> sample what they're getting into?
So they can read the archive.
> 2. Why moderate posts and also restrict subscriptions? That seems
> to be severe overkill. If you're willing to moderate, then let
> everyone join without screen
On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 04:48:03PM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Everyone: Why am I posting _this_ rant to the list, I hear you ask? To
> advertise another list, lotsofthings. It's intended to be a moderated
> everything-list. Please visit
> http://list.infiniteloop.ca/listinfo/lotsofthings
Hans: What a horribly uninspiring answer to an awesomely ignorant
question - and you felt the need to post this to the entire list? (Not
that the other posters of late have been any better, heck they've been a
great deal worse, but you're from CMU comp sci?! Your reputation
precedes you!)
Ever
Encountered this on sci.math
From: Robert Israel ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Subject: Re: are there problems that provably take exponential time to
solve?
Newsgroups: sci.math
Date: 2002-12-30 13:59:18 PST
Bennett Haselton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Has it been proven that there are problems which are
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