In need of c.l.p.discussion

[Rune Steffensen]

Mark Jackson meditated and wrote something like this:

> Rune Steffensen <r.steffensen at c2i.net> writes:
>> I've been lurking c.l.p for a while now, and find the amount of messages
>> a bit annoying. To solve this, I suggest the creation of the new group
>> "comp.lang.pyhon.discussions".
>> So when people post questions to c.l.p, they will get all the (more or
>> less) helpfull answers there, but as soon as a discussion arise over an
>> issue, one can Xfut to c.l.p.d. This way, the useful knowledge will not
>> drown in the ocean of subjective opinions.
>>
>> Any comments on this?
>
> Absent actual moderation your scheme depends on each poster deciding
> whether his or her contribution constitutes "useful knowledge" or
> "subjective opinion."

Would it not be enough for one poster in each thread to be sensible and
Xfut? Decent news clients would then handle the followup header correct
on subsequent replies.

>  I confidently predict that, if implemented, the
> noise reduction which results will be swamped by the noise increase
> occasioned by arguments over whether a particular posting was
> misclassified or not.

You are probably right about this!

-- 
-rune
Incognito, ergo sum.