[TriLUG] trilug-ontopic: just do it!

[jonc at nc.rr.com]

I think there are enough Triluggers who want a trilug-ontopic list that the SC should just do it. Create the list, put the link out there and let folks add themselves if and as they want.

They don't need to moderate the list - just having its purpose in the name should manage that... and the folks who live on that list will be glad to point out abusers who (if they can't take the gentle hints of their fellows) can be banned by the SC.  

After all, that's what the SC (Steering Committee) is for.

Historically, this debate surfaces every couple of years - and the "ontopic" type lists are created, limp along for awhile, and then die off in time. They don't have the robust life and growth of the main list.... and their archives die with them...

Jon (cyber-tooth) Carnes

---- "Andrew C. Oliver" <acoliver at buni.org> wrote: 
> Sorry that came across more "imperative" than I thought (it is 1am and I 
> woke up to a loud TV as Alec fell asleep watching MTV or something). 
> Those were meant to be my proposals for a list and not "this will 
> happen" as I know some view the steering committee members as potential 
> all-powerful world dictators ;-)
> 
> Andrew C. Oliver wrote:
> > 
> > Unfortunately, I think it has come to this.  We have some folks who are 
> > like "I dun wanna grow up" and others who are "Oh my eyes my eyes" and 
> > some folks are "humm, I can't refer my mom to that list because she 
> > won't have the patience to distill all the off topic posts and will just 
> > freak at certain other posts."  Ultimately "against" in such a case 
> > should be "will not subscribe" and not "you can't have it because I 
> > don't like it" IMO.
> > 
> > I favor keeping trilug@ a jungle (albeit still regulate "ridiculously 
> > out there" potential liability posts) and have a trilug-ontopic.
> > 
> > 1. The only vote will be with your feet but we should have a set of 
> > moderators who volunteer and are then selected by the list members (say 
> > 3 of them).
> > 2. A set of rules for ontopic/out-of-bounds be selected
> > 3. Some "objectives" or "quantifiable results" for success selected (to 
> > avoid a dead and potentially spam gathering list) [like we must have 3 
> > moderators at all time or it shuts, and at least say 20 subscribers]
> > 
> > Those who want a "kinder gentler" LUG will subscribe.  Those who do 
> > not...will not.
> > 
> > -Andy
> > 
> 
> 
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