Date:         Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:16:27 -0800
Reply-To:     Michael Snow <slowmachine82@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Snow <slowmachine82@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon List Moderator
Comments: cc: streib@cs.indiana.edu
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On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:
>
> I am only observing, yet again, that this discussion of moderation is
> consuming more bandwidth than the actual NV content that is claimed to
> be in need of moderation.
>

This observation is relevant to the discussion only if the amount of
bandwidth consumed by NVC or Moderation posts is the only negative
effect of the posts in question.  Clearly, this is not so.

IMHO, the primary issue at hand is whether or not the type and
quantity of NVC posts will cause members to abandon the list in
frustration, thus leaving the pool of people who are here for ON-TOPIC
discussion a decreasing percentage of the total.  Over time, the
Vanagon content will decline to the point of uselessness.

I've been here almost ten years.  I could never have maintained and
enjoyed my Vanagons without the information and assistance provided by
a small group of members with extensive knowledge of Vanagon systems.
I've had my fill of religion, politics, environmental activism, race
relations, etc.

The Vanagon list NEEDS moderation, and discussion of the same, because
of the individuals that just can't understand that these
gasoline-on-a-campfire topics serve only to drive away dedicated
members who simply don't want to hear the off-topic opinions of the
in-your-face, vocal few who lack the discipline to keep it to
themselves.

--
Michael Snow
1982 Westfalia 1.9TD
http://slowmachine82.blogspot.com/