Re: Reviving rec.arts.ascii moderated

Jorn Barger (jor...@MCS.COM) wrote:
>
>is there anyone who has the time/dedication to serve as moderator
>for rec.arts.ascii?
>
>getting it changed over only requires the approval of the last
>moderator, if we can track that person down.
>
>being a rec.* group, it should propagate more reliably, and being
>moderated will cut down on the spam a lot...


The last moderator was Don Bertino and the deputy was Allen Mullen.

Allen Mullen said that he would not take on the job of moderator
but would serve only as a deputy.

It would seem that both moderators vacated the position at the end
of 1996 without finding a successor. 

Moderation is a thankless task although moderators are the people 
hold and wield the most power on the Net.  


From where I sit the spam in alt.ascii-art is very low and the 
signal-to-noise ratio is high.

The alt.ascii-art.animation group is all spam but really only amounts
to a handful of postings per week. It is the absence of animations
that makes the group seem all spam.


As you are well aware my personal view is that ascii-art should not 
be moderated because it defeats the freedom and independence of 
spirit that all artists desire.

I strongly opposed the creation of rec.arts.ascii (moderated) and 
the clear intentions of some participants to destroy the unmoderated 
newsgroup "alt.ascii-art". My views and position are unchanged. No 
surprise perhaps ?  :-) 

Way back in May 1993 the moderated newsgroup "rec.arts.ascii" passed 
453:74 at the vote. Where are those 453 YES voters now ?  Most never 
contributed anything to rec.arts.ascii although a YES vote is meant 
to signify a person's interest in reading and contributing to the 
group they are voting to create.  


Remember Jorn ?  You and I were adversaries in the battle to create 
rec.arts.ascii (moderated) to the detriment of alt.ascii-art.  

Some people were in favour of rmgrouping (removing) "alt.ascii-art" 
but the 74 NO voters deterred them. They wanted to remove the alt.* 
newsgroup to eliminate any competition to rec.arts.ascii (moderated).  


Are you ready to do battle once again Jorn ?  I'm eagerly waiting. :-)


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Bye,
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