Comment Re:User Numbers (sadly, off topic) (Score 1) 427
We can't expect Cmdr.Taco and the other /. admins to personally read every post to every article, nor can we expect them to personally interview every potential moderator. The current moderation system is probably about the best we can expect, when you consider the alternitives:
1) No moderation. Need I say more?
2) Automated moderation. Do you really want software to decide what is and isn't worth reading based on length and keywords?
3) A permanent panel of moderators. We would still be subject to having someone else decide what we do and don't want to read, but at least would know what to expect. On the other hand, unless one of you wants to volunteer to spend 10 or 12 hours a day monitoring /. posts and moderating comments...
My point is, yeah, we have to sit through some crap now and then, deal with trollpr0nposts (not hard to spot, they usually have the word "nipple" in the first paragraph), and maybe end up missing the occasional nice/aggreeable/funny post, but in the end, it more or less works. And it also seems true that all of the truly deep, insightful, and meaningful posts have managed to be elevated to the point that it is safe enoughto browse at 1, confident that the best posts won't be lost to you.
-Ma Tin Yuan.
(who feels that this post should never rise above 0, as nowhere in it does he discuss UCITA)
1) No moderation. Need I say more?
2) Automated moderation. Do you really want software to decide what is and isn't worth reading based on length and keywords?
3) A permanent panel of moderators. We would still be subject to having someone else decide what we do and don't want to read, but at least would know what to expect. On the other hand, unless one of you wants to volunteer to spend 10 or 12 hours a day monitoring
My point is, yeah, we have to sit through some crap now and then, deal with trollpr0nposts (not hard to spot, they usually have the word "nipple" in the first paragraph), and maybe end up missing the occasional nice/aggreeable/funny post, but in the end, it more or less works. And it also seems true that all of the truly deep, insightful, and meaningful posts have managed to be elevated to the point that it is safe enoughto browse at 1, confident that the best posts won't be lost to you.
-Ma Tin Yuan.
(who feels that this post should never rise above 0, as nowhere in it does he discuss UCITA)
