[TriLUG] Is the Steering committee moderating folks without first discusing it with them?

[William Sutton]

I agree with Matt on this.  One thing I considered replying to the list 
with (and think it is appropriate now as well) is to interject a response 
to Jeff's approval of list moderation.

Aside from the fact that moderation would put a heavy load on the steering 
committee, moderation is generally a subjective process.  What one person 
might feel is on topic and relevant might be dismissed by another as 
completely off topic.  Thus, one day *your* email might be the one that is 
moderated out of the list when you felt that it was your most sublime perl 
of wisdom...

It's not only a time consuming proposition, it's also a slippery slope.

Oh....and Occam's razor really does apply to most situations....in this 
case, it's not some nefarious mail-filtering plan on the part of the 
SC...just a simple mistake that was fixed and owned up to.

-- 
William Sutton


On Tue, 27 Sep 2005, Matt Frye wrote:

> > Unfortunately, there's way too many people with way too much time on
> > their hands with way too boring lives, so they make up conspiracy
> > theories to simulate excitement.
> 
> Jeff,
> I don't think that's the problem at all.  Someone felt their mail was
> being moderated on a list that is not advertised as being so.  That's
> a valid complaint that doesn't have anything to do with boredom.
> 
> My experience tells me that TriLUG Steering has neither the time nor
> inclination to engage in Orwellian moderation, and that conspiracy
> theories are usually the result of a breakdown of communication.
> 
> Incidentally, if you feel that too much chaff is hitting your inbox,
> filter accordingly.
> 
> Matt Frye
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