Re: [ARSCLIST] The case for message boards.

[Michael Fitzgerald <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My impression after spending several years here is that there are TWO 
people who talk and talk and talk and say nothing, frequently about 
issues that have nothing to do with ARSC (and one of these two is far 
worse than the other). These people apparently feel some kind of 
obligation to send a message (or a dozen messages) on every single 
thread: one simply spouting the same trite silliness over and over 
(reruns - the same inanities and puns), and the other posting just a 
single sentence that contributes nothing to the discussion. I have 
filters set up to eliminate their messages from my inbox. 
Unfortunately, others don't and reply to them and the cycle continues.

Fix these two and 99% of the problem is solved. These people will do 
this whether on a message board, newsgroup, or on email unless a 
moderator steps in and enforces some rules.

I have no desire to see a message board. I would not visit it with 
any kind of regularity the way I read the daily messages now. I would 
very much like to see a moderated email list. I find it very 
disappointing that the quality level of the ARSC Journal is so high 
and that of this list is so low. To use an audio analogy: 
signal-to-noise ratio here is very low. A message board won't fix 
that. We need some NR in the shape of policies that are enforced, not 
just suggested because these two have read the guidelines, have been 
spoken to, and yet they simply continue and good folks drop out.

Mike

mike at jazzdiscography.com
www.jazzdiscography.com