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| 353.1 | | BEIRUT::SUNNAA | | Thu Nov 07 1991 18:34 | 12 |
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Note 352.0 is not set hidden. It has been deleted.
It was a moderation decision on my part. If someone objects, I'll be
happy to start a seperate not on "MODERATION COMMENTS" or whatever, but
please hold off the "abuse the moderator mail". I already reached my
quota for the day.
thank you.
Your moderator.
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| 353.2 | | HUMOR::EPPES | I'm not making this up, you know | Thu Nov 07 1991 19:21 | 4 |
| How about just deleting the whole note string, then...?
(I hate coming across hidden notes - makes me wonder what I missed! :-) )
-- Nina
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| 353.3 | | BEIRUT::SUNNAA | | Thu Nov 07 1991 21:28 | 11 |
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re: -1
I usually set them hidden and ask people to delete their own notes. I
do it as a matter of courtesy, and to give them a chance to
object if they choose to.
Nisreen
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| 353.4 | | TOMK::KRUPINSKI | DCU Special Meeting: 12-Nov-1991 | Fri Nov 08 1991 09:24 | 7 |
| No abuse intended from this quarter. It would be helpful,
however, to explain what your decision was based upon, if for no
other reason than to prevent a future, similar occurrence.
Thanks,
Tom_K
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| 353.5 | Just a word or two would do | MLTVAX::SPINS::SCONCE | Bill Sconce | Fri Nov 08 1991 10:40 | 32 |
| .4> No abuse intended from this quarter. It would be helpful,
.4> however, to explain what your decision was based upon, if for no
.4> other reason than to prevent a future, similar occurrence.
Tom's right. The moderator was probably right to remove that note. It was
a real foamer(*).
But whenever the moderator encounters a case needing surgical attention,
the surgery itself is only part of the job. Some words of explanation can
keep down what would otherwise be inevitable speculation as each and every
reader encounters "Note nnnn is set hidden".
In this case, "Note nnnn moved to SOAPBOX" might have been the right
explanation.
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(*) Originally cross-posted in HUMANE::DIGITAL, from whence it was similarly
purged. It has since re-surfaced there (as 1639.47), now including a
new preface which begins
One hundred years ago, in 1891, men, women, and children starved
and froze to death on the streets of this country. [...] Well, we
are nearing 1992 and Americans still go homeless and hungry, right
there in Boston. Some do not survive the winter. The fabric of
economic life is a delicate one and we are all woven into it. The
Digital Credit Union is the largest credit union in Massachusetts.
[...]
You might consider taking a look at it.
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| 353.6 | Deletion of the note in question seen as overkill | STAR::BECK | Paul Beck | Fri Nov 08 1991 12:08 | 9 |
| I read the note in DIGITAL, and so no reason why it should have
been summarily deleted from this conference, unless the goal of
this conference is to channel public opinion in one direction and
squelch any opposing views.
I don't know who to believe in all of this - it's like Anita Hill
versus Clarence Thomas - but there are an awful lot of Arlan
Spectors (sp?) in evidence, going for the proverbial throat at any
opportunity.
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| 353.7 | | SSDEVO::EGGERS | Anybody can fly with an engine. | Fri Nov 08 1991 13:27 | 22 |
| Different conferences have different standards. Some are more willing
to entertain invective than others, and it's up to the moderator(s) to
keep things on an even keel.
The posted note, now that I've read it in humane::digital, would have
been the most incendiary note in this conference. I can easily see how
it might exceed the moderator's threshold. The moderators of
humane::digital are entitled to keep their own standard of discourse,
and if you compare the level of discourse between that conference and
this one, I think you'll agree that "the level of intensity" in this
one is lower on a regular basis. That is one of the choices the
moderator of a conference must make. Personally, I prefer the
lower level of intensity.
Since a pointer has been given to the note in humane::digital, and that
note has been allowed to stand (as it should be!!!), I don't think any
claims of biased moderation will hold much water. Some discussion of
that note has also continued in this conference, along with quotes from
it.
As a point of humorous speculation, I think the DCU BoD will cringe at
seeing that note.
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| 353.8 | More humor - (sorry... no I'm not!) | PLOUGH::KINZELMAN | Paul Kinzelman | Fri Nov 08 1991 13:40 | 2 |
| Re: .-1
It could be worse, he could be on *our* side! 8*)
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| 353.9 | about 353.8 | BEATLE::REILLY | So I rewired it... | Fri Nov 08 1991 17:36 | 11 |
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Paul, I was initially very insulted (personally) by Gary's notes, and I
could not think of an appropriate way to convey my feelings that his notes
have been, imho, slightly hypocritical and very inflammatory.
You're comment has pretty much calmed me down, as well as given me
a good chuckle (hard to come by wrt DCU events lately, too).
Thanks,
- Sean
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