Re: A solution to *.answers content moderation

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PETER VOROBIEFF (pv02@Lehigh.EDU)
Mon, 12 Aug 1996 23:23:40 EDT


Olivier M.J. Crepin-Leblond spake thusly...

>In the case of soc.culture.russian (and I take this as an example - I
>have no opinion on the matter), the 2nd FAQ would need to go through a
>CFV, and the readers of s.c.r would be able to vote on whether they
>want that FAQ to become "official" or not. (official being the term
>given when it also appears in *.answers)
>If the FAQ is rejected by the vote, then the poster has the right to
>keep on posting the FAQ to his heart's content, but the posting will
>not appear in any *.answers newsgroup (hence not making it "official").
>
>I think that this should provide the solution as a compromise between
>the "free speech" aspect of USENET, and establishing some form of
>controls against individuals who obviously have only anarchy and hate
>in their mind.

Hmmm... This looks like a solution. Definitely. Democratic, and does
not make news.answers moderators' backs bend under the burden of
decision-making. Whaddya say, folks?

P.V.



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