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Re: Cleaning up the main homepage
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lugnet.admin.general
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Thu, 9 Mar 2000 17:59:10 GMT
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"Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message
news:<Fr5sEC.L2t@lugnet.com>...
> In lugnet.admin.general, Scott Arthur writes:
> > > Thus, to lessen the noise levels on the root homepage, the server now
> > > "hides" messages appearing in the following parts of the newsgroup • tree:
> > >
> > > lugnet.admin.*
> > > lugnet.market.auction
> > > lugnet.market.jambalaya
> > > lugnet.off-topic.*
> >
> > I'd argue that the problem with the admin groups is that there is too • little
> > participation on the discussions there by the general LUGNet masses.
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> That's certainly not a problem at all. The admin groups exist at all • because
> it's better to have things out in the open for people who care,
The problem is, in my opinion, not enough people care.
<snippped>
> > If the contents of the posts in these groups is "ugly", perhaps better
> > phraseology is required -
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> Suggestions?
Self Restraint
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>
> > not bowdlerization.
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> All things being equal, bowdlerization of content is undesirable, but • please
> understand that it's the lesser of two evils. Most people have lives • outside
> of the hobby, and couldn't care less to see all the non-LEGO noise.
The fact that a user uses LUGNet possibly means that they get benefit from
it. .admin debates can result in change, or result from it, so it is
important that a wide range of view are represented. Anything which reduces
that range of views is a bad thing - in my opinion.
> In fact,
> when the noise levels reach problematic proportions, it begins to attract • and
> retain a different type of person (the hard-head or die-hard as opposed to • the
> casual user or someone into the hobby for pure reasons).
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> I'd like it best if people could personalise and exchange their own • automatic
> bowdlerizers, and am working toward this.
I suggested self bowdlerisation earlier this week, and was shouted down.
Scott A
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| (...) Are we on the same page? Yes, you suggested something involving bowdlerisation, but what you suggested was that auctions be allowed in theme discussion groups and subsequently that everyone reading those discussion groups be required to (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
| | | Re: Cleaning up the main homepage
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| (...) Scott, Give it up! I've been watching this thread for some time and frankly I'm glad Todd added the Auction and Admin filter to the main page. Your incessant whining and pestering is getting very hard to tolerate and I'm glad to have to (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) That's certainly not a problem at all. The admin groups exist at all because it's better to have things out in the open for people who care, than to have them be completely private. People who care what goes on, will participate. People who (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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