Suggestion to partially moderate NAIPR list

[Jim Fleming]

On Thursday, March 06, 1997 8:37 AM, Nicholas Lordi Jr[SMTP:nlj at BELLCORE.COM] wrote:
@ 
@ Anyone who is (was ?) on the IAHC mailing list is aware of the 
@ inordinate amount of traffic which did little to add to the discussion.
@ In fact, a recent article in the Feb 24th edition of Network World 
@ by Scott Bradner entitled "Is online discussion democracy ?"
@ discusses the nature of the IAHC list.
@ 
@ Scott states in his article:
@ 
@ "Clearly, debate is necessary in a democracy, but historically, debates
@ are moderated in some way and have been used to try to build consensus.
@ Unfettered debates can foster demagogurey, disinterest, and disgust, all
@ at the same time."
@ 
@ When I read this, I thought not of the IAHC list of the past, but
@ the active NAIPR list in which the proponents are sincerely trying 
@ to work with the community.
@ 
@ Therefore, let me suggest a stake in the ground, a compromise between
@ the limitless opportunity to post to this list and a moderated list,
@ ie., each "member" of the list is limited to 3 posts per day.
@ A post is either an original message or a response to someone elses
@ original message.
@ 
@ If you exceed it, you're removed from the list, say for a period of
@ two weeks and will not be allowed to post via pseudonyms or 
@ third parties either.
@ 
@ Nick Lordi
@ 
@ (these opinions are my own, and do not reflect the opinions of my employer)
@ 
@ 

Did SAIC, the owner of Network Solutions, Inc.
complete the purchase of Bellcore who is apparently
your employer...?

--
Jim Fleming
Unir Corporation

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