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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 23:12:04 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> 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)?
> > >
> > > I'll give you a different proposal...
> > >
> > > 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.
> >
> > 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
I think it's got potential, although as you said here:
http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/debate/?n=14290
the 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 footy term for the penalty box).
--DaveL
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| (...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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