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"Vorian Atreides" wrote in message
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Gail,

Carol was against moderation, Now she is all for it. Sociophysics told me
why. And Derek confirmed it.

I have no idea what you're talking about. Sociophysics "told" you what? Is
that like some New Age thing?

Derek was talking about people he, as an individual, might killfile on his
news server, not "banning" anyone as a moderator. I can killfile anyone I
want on my newsserver, and that will NOT affect any posts I would read as a
moderator. That distinction is clear in what Derek wrote and in what I
wrote, and should be made clear in the RFD.

The fact that some of us are willing to read a great amount of dreck to
maintain a decent signal to noise ratio on rec.ponds.moderated, should
indicate to anyone reading these threads that we are
(1) crazy
(2) have too much time on our hands
(3) sincerely wish to have a USENET newsgroup where we can discuss ... (wait
for it) .....
p o n d s
(4) all of the above

I couldn't care less what "Carol" (whoever that is) wants or doesn't want.
If rec.ponds.moderated ends up being approved, it will be because ALL
interested parties will be involved in the discussion. Including you.
Including "Carol". Etc. etc. ad nauseum.

Why would you think one person could have that much influence on a process
that is clearly of interest to a number of people, some of whom are actual
rec.ponders (easy to check in Google groups based on posting history) and
have been very clear in expressing their interest in the creation of
rec.ponds.moderated?

Gail
rec.ponder since April 2003