Hi, I think the time (150 messages and counting) has come to ask someone of the CentOS team to start moderating this list. I don't mind people discussing whatever topic they like, but not at the expense of the mailinglist and its members. I don't think the topic really doesn't matter in these discussions, and if done in private they would stand for long anyway. I would propose someone who has authority of moderating people to send out a warning when a thread has to end (eg. when people start repeating themselves or insults become the main theme) and if necessary temporarily moderate these people/the thread. I think the mere existence of such a moderator could be sufficient to end lasting threads like the previous. Kind regards, -- dag wieers, dag at wieers.com, http://dag.wieers.com/ -- [all I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power]
Seconded. On 9/9/05, Dag Wieers <dag at wieers.com> wrote:> Hi, > > I think the time (150 messages and counting) has come to ask someone of > the CentOS team to start moderating this list. I don't mind people > discussing whatever topic they like, but not at the expense of the > mailinglist and its members. > > I don't think the topic really doesn't matter in these discussions, and if > done in private they would stand for long anyway. > > I would propose someone who has authority of moderating people to send out > a warning when a thread has to end (eg. when people start repeating > themselves or insults become the main theme) and if necessary temporarily > moderate these people/the thread. > > I think the mere existence of such a moderator could be sufficient to end > lasting threads like the previous. > > Kind regards, > -- dag wieers, dag at wieers.com, http://dag.wieers.com/ -- > [all I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power] > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >
On Friday 09 September 2005 21:44, Dag Wieers wrote:> I would propose someone who has authority of moderating people to send out > a warning when a thread has to end (eg. when people start repeating > themselves or insults become the main theme) and if necessary temporarily > moderate these people/the thread.I would nominate one of the project leads to do this, and, I agree, it's a good idea. I am on several lists where this sort of thing is done; one such list, the Broadcast mailing list, has a moderator who does a mailing list redirect to the off-topic list (called 'The Alternate Frequency') when a thread needs moderating. Or, Dag, are you volunteering? :-) (A merry heart doeth good, like medicine, so be merry). -- Lamar Owen Director of Information Technology Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute 1 PARI Drive Rosman, NC 28772 (828)862-5554 www.pari.edu
> I think the time (150 messages and counting) has come to ask someone of > the CentOS team to start moderating this list. I don't mind people > discussing whatever topic they like, but not at the expense of the > mailinglist and its members. > > I don't think the topic really doesn't matter in these discussions, and if > done in private they would stand for long anyway. > > I would propose someone who has authority of moderating people to send out > a warning when a thread has to end (eg. when people start repeating > themselves or insults become the main theme) and if necessary temporarily > moderate these people/the thread. > > I think the mere existence of such a moderator could be sufficient to end > lasting threads like the previous.In my opinion the best way would be make few more detailed lists. Ex.: security at centos.org hardware at centos.org etc. Regards. -- ____________________________________________________________________ D o m i n i k S k ? a d a n o w s k i
Dag Wieers wrote:> Hi, > > I think the time (150 messages and counting) has come to ask someone of > the CentOS team to start moderating this list. I don't mind people[snip] Interesting... A message purporting to reduce the level of "noise" on the echo results in a thread with twenty (20) messages in it. I wouldn't burden people doing volunteer work with any other requests for duty, myself... Mike -- p="p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} This message made from 100% recycled bits. You have found the bank of Larn. I can explain it for you, but I can't understand it for you. I speak only for myself, and I am unanimous in that!