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Re: Change? Somewhat verbose...
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Date: 
Wed, 20 Dec 2000 22:45:48 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
I haven't looked into the posting stats, but does .debate really command a
high proportion of overall posts?  In any case, .debate consists of a small
number of "usual suspects" who chime in on every debate, plus a few sideline
observers.  Can it be that the posting of a dozen or so individuals
unbalances the stats of all of LUGNET?  If so, is there a way to keep it
from registering in the stats so that a tainted posting summary isn't
generated?

(Observer here)
I'm not sure stats matter, why should they ?
I'd take it as a given that anyone who thinks LEGO-mindedly should also have a
sufficiently expansive intellect that debate would be an occasional part of
one's life - more or less.

So if debate's flourishing on LUGNET - fine.
If I note that debate gets a lot of posts - ok - then we're acting in a
'normal' manner - I'd actually be more concerned if it was languishing.

-Jon
(Lincoln Lincoln)



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  Re: Change? Somewhat verbose...
 
(...) .debate may be getting lots of posts, but I'm not sure that I'd call it flourishing (though the recent posts do seem to be rising out of the quagmire some). Frank (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Change? Somewhat verbose...
 
There's been an informal moratorium on shouting the past couple of days during which we've examined the benefits and shortcomings of the .debate group. Generally, it seems, we're agreed that .debate should continue to exist, but we're unsure of the (...) (24 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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