tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post113070517020377896..comments2024-03-27T23:59:49.801+00:00Comments on Stoat: In praise of moderationWilliam M. Connolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-1130803798210308882005-11-01T00:09:00.000+00:002005-11-01T00:09:00.000+00:00I'm not crazy about moderation. If someone is spa...I'm not crazy about moderation. If someone is spamming the board with viagra, I want them off. But the random ad hom should be allowed. And it is way too easy to see moderation used against one's "enemies" in the rhetorical debate. I'd rather err on the Wild West side. But I'm a manly man...<BR/><BR/><BR/>Steve's blog has good content and discussion. You should come aver and get into it. You can get pretty mathematical if you want. He allows it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-1130752940340014482005-10-31T10:02:00.000+00:002005-10-31T10:02:00.000+00:00Yes I forgot that problem, but it is a real one fo...Yes I forgot that problem, but it is a real one for any kind of volume.<BR/><BR/>Kill files: I've recently been converted. The only problem is when patient sensible people reply to the nutters and point out their errors...William M. Connolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-1130708692516657122005-10-30T21:44:00.000+00:002005-10-30T21:44:00.000+00:00The other obvious problem with moderation is that ...The other obvious problem with moderation is that someone has to do it...absent that, it is worth remembering that any decent newsreader will support a killfile which enables one to easily eliminate most of the nutters on usenet.James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.com