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Re: A modest proposal from a modest person
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 24 Oct 2001 19:25:59 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> > > How about 1a. Ban both of them from replying to each other (at least as a
> > > trial measure)?
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> > I'll give you a different proposal...
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> > I'll forego replying to ANY post of Larry's, relevant or not, if everyone
> > else does too... and I'll hew to that just as long as everyone else can hold
> > out too. As soon as some regular slips up, (we'll ignore wanderers who
> > reply) it's over. That takes what Larry does completely out of the equation.
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> Fair enough. In fact why don't we take turns. Each time someone else slips
> up it's the other one's turn not to get replied to by the group.
In fact, the more I think about this, the more I like it. It gives a very
strong incentive NOT to post irrelevant things, and instead to post things
that are so compelling that people want to reply to them.
As long as I'm the one "in the penalty box" any dross I post will be easy to
ignore for everyone else (ditto for Scott if he's in) BUT posting something
really engaging gets me out and puts Scott in. Now HIS dross gets ignored
but if he can come up with something great, back in I go.
It just needs a scorekeeper. I nominate a Dave (to be rotated).
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| (...) It's really a rather good idea actually... A good bend on the original proposal, though as usual it's the implimentation that's difficult. As more of an aside, anyone familiar with perlmonks? They've developed quite a good system for behavior (...) (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Is off-topic.debate a competition?
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| (...) Hmm... the hockey analogy seems to bring the whole issue home. It seems that for Larry, debate is not about discussion, its about WINNING the debate. Its not about learning something new, its about supressing/discrediting the opposing (...) (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: A modest proposal from a modest person
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| (...) I think it's got potential, although as you said here: (URL) dross itself is pretty distracting. Maybe we can keep a record of Debate RhinO Poop Posted In this News Group -- too many DROPPINGs and you spend some extra time in the sin-bin (Aus (...) (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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