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Re: No gimmicks, just some free background images
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lugnet.admin.general
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Fri, 18 Feb 2000 21:46:36 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Eric Joslin writes:
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> I agree with Todd's current policy on cancels. I think that publicly
> pointing out that a post is incorrect (which ALSO ends up in the permanent
> record of Lugnet) is all that is needed to make it clear that this is not
> an appropriate post to newcomers.
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> What's more, it would actually serve as an *example*, whereas if they're
> cancelled, they can't be reviewed.
I agree, and I also tend to think that forcing or recommending cancellation
of misplaced announcements would only encourage an increase in misplaced
announcements because the perceived damage (and thus the risk) is lower.
Plus, I think there would be plenty of people who would find it "all too
tempting" to post a misplaced announcement on purpose, then cancel it (with
or without apology), calculating that enough people might've seen it while
it was there to make it worthwhile (to justify the risk, that is).
--Todd
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| Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) permanent (...) Well, my thoughts on this are: I think the "attractive nuisance" factor will be lower with deleted posts. People who repeatedly abuse the system still need to be dealt with. The reasons I think (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: No gimmicks, just some free background images
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| (...) I think it's always a bad idea to close your eyes to history. (...) I agree with Todd's current policy on cancels. I think that publicly pointing out that a post is incorrect (which ALSO ends up in the permanent record of Lugnet) is all that (...) (24 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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