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[From David Goldstein (2004.03.21.2004 EST)]
Dear listmates,
I am not in favor of moderating the CSG list.
I have followed Bill Powers suggestion of blocking messages using tools of my internet service provider.
This has worked fine to return messages from certain people. If you are bothered by the tone and content from certain people then you can use this method.
If I see a message by someone, which refers to the person(s) I don’t wish to communicate with, I simply delete it.
This works fine too.
I do worry that people who are learning about PCT, and who monitor the list for further learning, are being exposed to a show that takes on Jerry Springer qualities at times. It can be entertaining but it is largely a waste of time.
David Goldstein
[From Bryan Thalhammer (2004.03.21.1055)]
David,
Yes, moderation has many more flavors than one self- or group-appointed
gatekeeper. And, like you, I don't think that would last very long. The
moderation strategiesI am wanting to focus on are self-moderation and
post-arrival moderation. That is, can individuals moderate themselves, by
controlling for principles like "moderate posting behavior on CSGnet," "less
gain when it comes to firing off a message," etc. After the messages
arrives, the moderation strategy I am using, like you, is an automated form
of the Delete key or button. So, the moderation strategy we do not want is
"censorship-moderation," right?
Call it what one may, moderation has many flavors. I would wish that the
strategy would begin with the posting of a note to CSGnet, and that if that
cannot be done, than individuals like you, me, and others, moderate with the
delete key strategy. But if certain contributors cannot deal with these
strategies, and if they indeed TRY to get around them by various social and
technical means ;-?) then what do we do?
A simple question! 
--Bryan
[From David Goldstein (2004.03.21.2004 EST)]
Dear listmates,
I am not in favor of moderating the CSG list.
I have followed Bill Powers suggestion of blocking messages using tools
of my internet service provider.
This has worked fine to return messages from certain people. If you are
bothered by the tone and content from certain people then you can use
this method.
If I see a message by someone, which refers to the person(s) I don't wish
to communicate with, I simply delete it.
This works fine too.
I do worry that people who are learning about PCT, and who monitor the
list
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for further learning, are being exposed to a show that takes on Jerry
Springer qualities at times. It can be entertaining but it is largely
a waste of time.
David Goldstein
