From: Ian Glendinning (ian@psybertron.org)
Date: Wed Nov 05 2003 - 22:40:40 GMT
As someone who "doesn't do long posts" I agree with this sentiment.
I get to look at MD about once every 4 or 5 days at present, and find the
rate of posting so great that I just cannot get into any thread - my
personal bandwidth cannot cope. Not just the number of posts, but the length
of content and extracts from quotes from others is becoming quite daunting.
I also think in MD, one thought or point per post is a good rule to aim for.
Perhaps some of these threads "with legs" should move to MF for more in
depth and lengthy analysis ?
Ian Glendinning
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk
[mailto:owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk]On Behalf Of Horse
Sent: 05 November 2003 01:44
To: moq_discuss@moq.org
Subject: Re: MD MOQ Discuss Rules
Hi All
Platt's quite correct to point out that the number of posts per person per
day rule (3) is being
ignored by some. It should also be pointed out that rules 4 and 6 are
ignored on a regular
basis.
These are:
4) Members should reproduce only the relevant parts of any previous message
to which they
are responding.
6) Where possible, posts should be restricted to plain text - no HTML, Rich
Text (RTF) or other
formats should be used.
For the most part this isn't a problem but when all 3 are ignored
simultaneously problems do
occur. The most common of these problems is that posts exceed the 16K limit
imposed on all
posts. These posts are forwarded to me and I have to pass them through to
the list. I put most
through but some get lost in the spam.
Unless I decided to moderate all posts which would be a real pain in the
arse, I can't really
enforce any of these rules as such. But I would request that members make a
bit more effort to
produce higher quality and lower quantity when posting to the list. It
doesn't take much effort, it
make the posts easier to read and seriously reduces the amount of bandwidth
all 'round.
As I said, short of putting in major restrictions, I can't reasonably
enforce many of the rules and
shouldn't need to.
Horse
On 4 Nov 2003 at 15:48, Platt Holden wrote:
> Hi David M., Horse:
>
> Just a reminder that under our rules as published on the MOQ.org site.
> Rule No. 3 states:
>
> 3) Each member should limit the number of posts they submit to a
> maximum of four per day.
>
> Horse, this site's manager, is an all around good fellow and is
> reluctant to enforce the rules except under the most egregious
> circumstances. So, speaking just for myself I'd appreciate it a lot if
> you would restrict yourself to the limit by combining some of your many
> ideas and thoughts into a fewer number of daily posts. I for one am
> more likely to pay attention to posts that show some planning than
> those that appear just off-the cuff.
>
> Thanks for considering this request.
>
> Platt
>
> P.S Notice that I've violated the rule today, so I can be accused of
> the pot calling the kettle black.
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