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- From: phil@rahul.net (Phil Gustafson)
- Subject: Re: Decision time (Was: Re: alt.answers alternatives)
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 01:01:50 GMT
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- In article <1k4kn7INNco0@SUNED.ZOO.CS.YALE.EDU> warren-matthew@cs.yale.edu (Matthew S. 'Opie' Warren) writes:
- >
- >This is getting quite silly. There appear to be two (very vocal) groups,
- >one which wants Jonathan as the moderator of alt.answers, and one that,
- >well, disagrees. "Agreeing to disagree" is a very nice, alt-like situation,
- >but NOT one that ever, EVER works in the _same newsgroup_.
- >
- It doesn't make sense to make alt.answers without the services than Jonathan
- has volunteered to provide. This being alt, a few people would bash at the
- group. I hope social pressure would suffice to keep this in control.
-
- alt.answers.d makes no sense either. Almost all the FAQ lists already
- indicate proper venues for discussion. A structurally flawed solution
- would be to leave the alt FAQ's in news.answers, or for Jon to
- make the also flawed choice of moving them to misc.answers.
-
- I'm basically against moderated alt groups. But the answers charter
- carefully delimits the moderator's duties. Jonathan has, as far
- as I can see, handled the group as the charter directs. Most of the
- criticisms pointed at Jon have been more involved with style than with
- substance, and the arguments about substance seem to have no merit.
-
- Phil
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