Re: Ads, FAQ's, and Bandwidth.

From: jaede@acsu.buffalo.edu

Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000

TX Tales wrote:
>
> Steve Walker writes:
>
>
> We are "hung up on what Greg Lindahl thinks" because the subscribers to
> this Usenet group wanted a change, asked for it, faught for it, and
> demonstrated an overwhelming support of it.

[snip]

> I would like to add that, according to Tile.Net/News (MIT's RTFM server),
> this newsgroup has 20,000 readers [snip]

Some subscribers have asked for the FAQ change, certainly a large
majority of those who have posted or "voted." But surely that is no more
than 50 people out of the 20,000 you report to be subscribers.  Is Greg
being so unreasonable if he says that this is somewhat less than a
mandate, or if he questions the method of voting?

I myself have abstained from "voting" on the FAQ change because both
sides seemed to agree that the form of voting being used was irregular
and of dubious significance.  But were there a vote of a form all agreed
on, I would not currently vote to change the FAQ. My concern is that,
while the current level and style of advertising has been restrained and
reasonable, there have been some excesses and there might be more if the
group explicitly blessed ads in its FAQ.

As to the volume of communication or amount of time necessary to
implement an official vote, I am not very concerned.  It it the
rudeness, not the volume of discussion which troubles me.  Both sides
have undermined their own arguments by making them with immoderate
language.

Alas, one can no more compel civility than one can truly control whether
there will be ads here or not.

--
Mark G. Jaede: jaede@acsu.buffalo.edu

References

Re: Ads, FAQ's, and Bandwidth.
summit@easynet.co.uk (Steve Walker)
Tue, 15 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Ads, FAQ's, and Bandwidth.
txtales@aol.com (TX Tales)
Tue, 15 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Ads, FAQ's, and Bandwidth.
summit@easynet.co.uk (Steve Walker)
Tue, 15 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Ads, FAQ's, and Bandwidth.
txtales@aol.com (TX Tales)
Tue, 15 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000