Re: [ga] NC members, censorship and other absurd things

[Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>]

On Fri, Nov 12, 1999 at 09:54:12AM -0800, Bret Fausett wrote:
> Jonathan Weinberg wrote:
> > If a moderator processed mail only once a day, so that messages were sent
> > to the filtered list in a batch once every 24 hours, that would be
> > inconvenient for list readers, and would slow down discussion.
> 
> One benefit of a delay though is that it discourages the quick retort and
> the high volume back and forth debates that make up so much of these
> list-based discussions. Moderated lists often foster higher quality
> conversations simply by removing the immediate gratification of getting
> one's opinion onto the list first. In my experience, a reasonable delay
> seems to promote more thoughtful posts.

Let me be the first to respond here, Bret, with a meaningless 
statement of support.

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Kent Crispin                               "Do good, and you'll be
kent@songbird.com                           lonesome." -- Mark Twain