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From: afzal@divsun.unige.ch (Afzal Ballim)
Subject: Re: moderate comp.ai? (was Re: RFD: comp.ai.no_bozos)
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Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 12:32:50 GMT
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In article <MIKEW.95Feb20174755@willow.cs.washington.edu>, mikew@willow.cs.washington.edu (Mike Williamson) writes:
|> Well, I agree that moderation is the answer, but I don't know if it's
|> practical within existing Usenet guidelines (such as they are) to
|> convert an existing group from non-moderated to moderated status.

Yes it is.

|> 
|> Why not create the new group comp.ai.research, and have it be
|> moderated?  The new name would filter out a lot of the junk, making
|> the moderator's job easier.  The moderator would filter out the rest
|> of the junk, leaving a low volume newsgroup for active researchers
|> trying to keep abreast of the field.  And existing "discussion" could
|> continue here, for those who actually enjoy these rambling,
|> pseudo-philosophical opinionfests.

I agree with this idea. A moderated comp.ai.research would be the perfect
compliment to unmoderated comp.ai.

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