Just a suggestion

[full-disclosure () lists netsys com (Snow, Corey)]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Manzuik [mailto:steve () entrenchtech com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 8:48 AM
> To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com; full-disclosure () lists netsys com
> Subject: RE: [Full-disclosure] Just a suggestion
>
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> As someone who moderates a mailing list or two, I am curious. 
>  What is the issue with moderation?  Why does a model where 
> there are multiple moderators not work compared to this model?
>  
> Please, no flames, I am seriously curious.

I think there are many reasons, but chief among them is that moderators will
always apply their personal bias to what is or is not allowed through-
that's the nature of moderation. Even the most objective, fair-minded person
will disallow a post that someone else would have allowed. On any other list
dedicated to security, the somewhat silly, but still very informative,
recent back-and-forth between Aliver and others (The "Trash-Talker
Challenge") would never have seen the light of day.

A model with multiple moderators can be even worse- what one mod lets
through, another shitcans. It's happened on other lists. Uniformity of
enforcement is difficult (impossible?) to achieve on any moderation policy
that is content-based.

It's also an issue of perception- people tend to trust a forum dedicated to
"full disclosure" if they know they can post to it at will and have their
voice heard.

I have to admit, the S/N ratio has gone up a massive amount since this list
started, for which I'm grateful. I'm guessing it was mostly because of the
change to "only subscribers may post", but who knows.

Corey M. Snow- csnow () deltadentalwa com
I don't speak for my employer.
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