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Grex > Coop > #64: Moderated Conferences? | |
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scholar
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response 25 of 133:
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May 3 13:06 UTC 2006 |
it's odd you're using that most people would understand to be mere rhetoric,
since the bush administration (doesn't GOVERNMENT just jump out at you as a
word to use there?) is obviously a government, regardless of what they've
done, because of the position they occupy. i'm also not sure how you can call
it 'minimal' regulation when it includes allowing any users to excise the
words of other peephole.
my position on this subject is obviously going to be marginal. i'm not
particularly popular, my odd ideas are probably expressed in an inadequate
manner, and i'm probably one of the biggest causes of distress this item seeks
to address. however, i can't imagine that, given the argumentative and
rivalous nature of many of grex's users, that this won't cause more problems
than it solves. There really aren't all that many offensive posts.
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jep
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response 26 of 133:
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May 3 13:11 UTC 2006 |
I'd love to see a way to elevate the level of discussion on Grex. It
can really be a drag to wade through the viciousness and drivel in some
items in agora. It's definitely understandable to me why so many people
have left the conferences.
I don't see any harm in trying a different approach in some separate
space. Anyone who doesn't like it can always skip using it, after all.
Under the Picospan model on a Unix machine, a separate filesystem could
be used for each moderated conference. That would prevent linking
between the conferences. The moderator could pretty much have free
reign within the conference, without having any ability to take
liberties outside of that conference. The filesystems wouldn't have to
be large. All of the conferences combined on M-Net during it's busiest
period fit into about 30 MB of disk space. I'd expect 1 MB for each
conference would be plenty. I'm not sure if there's a limit to how many
filesystems there can be, or how difficult it would be to create,
administer and maintain them. I'm also not sure if there's a better
way, technically, to implement a moderated conference system.
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tod
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response 27 of 133:
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May 3 18:14 UTC 2006 |
re #25
Why are you so afraid of
the idea that users can begin a conversation and actually limit (as
explicitly
opposed to "eliminate or completely control," by the system I proposed) the
ability of others to sidetrack or destroy the social value of that
conversation?
To quote a great statesman:
"Why don't you take your social regulations and shove em up your ass!"
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mcnally
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response 28 of 133:
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May 3 19:55 UTC 2006 |
Maybe if there was less talk of shoving things up people's asses
some of us wouldn't feel some sort of moderation system might be
desirable.
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keesan
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response 29 of 133:
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May 3 20:19 UTC 2006 |
My twit filter eliminates the drivel but not responses to it.
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tod
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response 30 of 133:
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May 3 21:11 UTC 2006 |
I have desires to moderate discussions sometimes but I would never act on it
with Grex. Censorship is evil.
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eprom
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response 31 of 133:
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May 3 22:01 UTC 2006 |
Keeping with the greek theme, lets call this the xenos.cf
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tod
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response 32 of 133:
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May 3 22:10 UTC 2006 |
Popcorn Cf
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nharmon
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response 33 of 133:
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May 4 03:14 UTC 2006 |
So this new thing would be like the twinkie conference on mnet?
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naftee
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response 34 of 133:
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May 4 04:07 UTC 2006 |
basically yeah. just with an "old" twist
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other
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response 35 of 133:
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May 5 01:43 UTC 2006 |
The proposal creates a SELF-regulating system to foster the development
of a more constructive mode of discussion. It defies logic to insist
that this is the same thing as censorship by authority. To cling to
that position can only marginalize you and your opinion, especially in
the absence of an alternative constructive suggestion.
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tod
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response 36 of 133:
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May 5 04:24 UTC 2006 |
To cling to that position can only
marginalize you and your opinion, especially in the absence of an alternative
constructive suggestion.
Alberto Gonzales? Is that you? *Seig Heil*
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other
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response 37 of 133:
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May 5 16:28 UTC 2006 |
I see no subtlety escapes your derision.
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tod
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response 38 of 133:
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May 5 16:35 UTC 2006 |
I see you are full of syllables with nothing to say except "Censorship, my
precious", Golum.
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scholar
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response 39 of 133:
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May 5 16:59 UTC 2006 |
re. 35: no-one complained about it being censorship BY AUTHORITY.
moreover, it COULD be censorship by authority if authority knows certain
things are likely to be censored.
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tod
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response 40 of 133:
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May 5 17:36 UTC 2006 |
Its still censorship. Someone doesn't like your tone, grammar, vocabular,
slang, drift, punctuation, style, etc and suddenly you've got Joe Stalin
himself re-writing the entire item. No f'in thanks, Goebels lovers.
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krj
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response 41 of 133:
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May 5 17:53 UTC 2006 |
Arbornet III.
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tod
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response 42 of 133:
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May 5 18:19 UTC 2006 |
1984
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albaugh
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response 43 of 133:
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May 11 23:01 UTC 2006 |
Baying at the moon, tod.
I suspect (no proof) that grex is not the first conferencing system for most
of the people who come to grex. Therefore conferencers have undoubtedly seen
the lurid side of internet communication, and are not likely to be shocked
at what they see on grex. The question is, is there enough valuable and
interesting discussion, period on grex, even with the detraction of the
graffiti of trap etc.?
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tod
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response 44 of 133:
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May 11 23:54 UTC 2006 |
Parenting Cf - The Sequel
What part of the board actions and discussions did you all forget about after
popcorn went apeshit? Censorship is nothing to take lightly.
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happyboy
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response 45 of 133:
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May 12 01:00 UTC 2006 |
REMOVE THE RIBBON PLZ K?
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naftee
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response 46 of 133:
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May 12 03:43 UTC 2006 |
TAKE IT OFF
STRIP IT
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tod
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response 47 of 133:
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May 12 09:29 UTC 2006 |
"Take it off! Take it off!"
-Searching for Mr.Goodbar
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jesuit
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response 48 of 133:
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May 17 02:16 UTC 2006 |
TROGG IS DAVID BLAINE
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rcurl
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response 49 of 133:
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May 19 02:46 UTC 2006 |
I use some moderated mailinglists and all the moderator does is ensure that
all submissions are relevant to the topic of the mailinglist and presented
civily. I have no problem with such moderation. Of course, a moderator could
abuse his/her authority. I have seen cases where that has led to new
mailinglists splitting off from the original.
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