17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Bill Frantz wrote:
As for the whole moderation idea, consider officially defining the list to be "occasionally moderated". If the abuse is bad, start moderating it. If there get to be few problems, stop moderating it. (A separate issue is whether to tell anyone which way the list is currently running.)
Strongly disagree. That would be too arbitrary. In practice, a system such as Chudov's STUMP reduces the latency and moderator effort considerably, as responsible posters get put onto the white list for auto-approval (to be degraded to hand-moderation if they lose it). For list regulars, it's as if the list were unmoderated. -rich