Re: Shocking racist rant by NY Tech Member - Re: [newtech-1] Giving away my book for free
| From: | Michael M. |
| Sent on: | Monday, March 23, 2009, 2:45 PM |
In most groups the large majority do not participate. In a moderated group, even fewer will participate. What is this "higher purpose" of which you speak? The free exchange of ideas, and open debate, are a great way to learn and spark innovation. I personally don't want other people deciding what is, and is not, appropriate. -Mike On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Hank Williams <[address removed]> wrote: > Bizarre non-sequitur personal attacks ought not be the norm here. > Unfortunately they are. It is a shame this dialog is highly > representative of a lot of the discourse on this list. There are 9000 > members and only a few hundred participate. I suspect this is a big > reason why. It would be great if we could establish some form of > moderation because it is clear that there is a small group of people > with a disproportionate and negative impact on the feel of the list. > IMHO the Newtech group should not be the wild west if the goal is as > Scott and now Nate has described, to serve a higher purpose. > > Hank >
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