RE: A86: SUPER BOWL

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RE: A86: SUPER BOWL


[soap box mode on]
The ticalc.org lists are /not/ self-moderated!  A few people (read: only
ticalc.org members) are fully authorized to tell people they are posting
off-topic.  I personally got permission to do this.  Usually I'll give an
email warning, but for things like this which might quickly escalate, I
decided it was best to do it on the list.

I don't have any magic powers to ban a topic, but I'm sure that if someone
really didn't belong on this list, a request by Bryan Rabeler or myself
would suffice to have him taken off.

Given all that, I think I've only had to say twice that a thread was
off-topic.  Unless it really gets out of hand, I won't say anything.  This
is on the list (and not through private email) so that others know what's
going on with all this.  A ticalc.org email address means I know what I'm
talking about as far as list policy (but feel free to complain if you think
I'm abusing my power).  I assure you, I don't abuse it.
[soap box mode off]

--
Nathan Haines <nhaines@ticalc.org>
   Help Mail, FAQ, and Other Sites Manager
   the ticalc.org project - http://www.ticalc.org/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
> [mailto:owner-assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org]On Behalf Of David Phillips
> Sent: Monday, February 01, 1999 10:06 AM
> To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
> Subject: Re: A86: SUPER BOWL
>
>
>
> So why reply?  (as I am doing now :)
>
> You can do a list one of three ways:
>
> 1) Self moderated -- each member on the list takes upon themselves the
> responsibility to not post off-topic material (at least not too
> much).  Off
> topic subjects can be determined by the members of the list.  For example,
> even though this is an 86 assembly list, is it off topic to
> discuss porting
> 86 games to other calcs, and vice versa?  What if someone mentions an idea
> for an assembly game, even though it's not programming?  Is this
> off topic?
> If many people are interested in it, then it is not.  If a few of
> the people
> don't like it, they can delete messages on that thread.  If a
> certain person
> becomes a big problem, then the list members can email the list owner to
> have them warned or removed.
>
> 2) Post moderated -- a moderator of the list should be someone with a good
> knowledge of the list, not just someone who checks it every so
> often.  They
> should be an active part of the list.  The moderator will tell
> others (like
> you just did) not to post off-topic material.  The list moderator should
> also have the ability to ban off-topic threads...meaning they set
> something
> on the server so replies to the same thread are not sent out.  One list I
> was on a few years ago, when the moderator was moderating, the
> first part of
> his message started with "[moderator hat on]", so everyone, even the
> newbies, knew that he _was_ the moderator and it was not just a request.
> The reason the moderator should be an active list participant is so that
> they can better determine what is on-topic and what is not.
>
> 3) Pre moderated -- I am one one list like this, and it sucks.
> All messages
> must be read by the list moderator _before_ they are sent.  Now,
> it has the
> advanatage that everything (nearly) is on topic and no spams or other such
> junk is sent through, but it is slow.  You don't get replies nearly as
> quickly.  None of these half hour "conversations" that involve
> ten different
> messages, that often provide very useful information.
>
> Right now, the list is self moderated, and I would like to see it
> stay that
> way.  The list is a good source of help for newbies and for advanced
> programmers alike.  The one problem I see is that there is no
> comprehensive
> newbie FAQ for 86 assembly, so you keep seeing the same "how do I
> start with
> this asm stuff?".  I think that ticalc.org should include a list of
> reference websites for asm that is included in the new list member email.
> If people would just do a little searching (not much is needed...find one
> site, follow the links) and reading themselves, they would save everyone
> alot of trouble.  We don't write tutorials and FAQ's for nothing...do I
> spend six hours on a webpage just so I can answer the question thirty more
> times?
>
> Here's some food for thought:
>
> When David Boozer hacked the TI-85 back in '94 and when Dan Eble created
> ZShell, did they go whining for help?
>
> --
> David Phillips <david@acz.org>
> http://www.acz.org/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nathan Haines <nhaines@ticalc.org>
> To: <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 01, 1999 12:23 AM
> Subject: RE: A86: SUPER BOWL
>
>
> >
> >Please don't post things like that here.  Especially not twice.
> Sometimes
> >people create huge, long threads over this kind of stuff.
> >
> >--
> >Nathan Haines <nhaines@ticalc.org>
> >   Help Mail, FAQ, and Other Sites Manager
> >   the ticalc.org project - http://www.ticalc.org/
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
> >> [mailto:owner-assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org]On Behalf Of
> >> CraKxR45i@aol.com
> >> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 1999 7:26 PM
> >> To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
> >> Subject: A86: SUPER BOWL
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> sorry, thisis a bit off topic
> >>
> >> the damn broncos won, THE FALCONS SHOULD'VE WON!!
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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