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Re: Shocking racist rant by NY Tech Member - Re: [newtech-1] Giving away my book for free

From: D.A. G.
Sent on: Monday, March 23, 2009, 2:50 PM 
> There are 9000 members and only a few hundred participate. I suspect this is a big
> reason why.

Hank,
While I agree that it would be great to have everyone participate, I think low the participation rate has less to do with the topic being discussed than it does with principles of social participation, such as[masked]: https://www.90-9-1...­
Same reason why college professors tell their students that X% of their grade depends on active participation in classroom discussions, as they know only a minority will participate unless "forced" to.

Dave

Hank Williams 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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