Klarinet Archive - Posting 001258.txt from 1999/07

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Recent Proof of Needing Moderation
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 11:30:17 -0400

From: jim and joyce <lande@-----.com>
> If someone wanted to do a
> "list lite" and exerpt out the two most interesting pages each day i
> would gladly read it.

[snip]

> Mark, would this be workable? Anyone got the time?

Ow! That'd be harder than having a moderated list! The areas overlap so
much, and interests are so diverse ...

This has been attempted on a few lists, the latest one being the php3
mailing list. That one has about 200-300 messages a day, so a person
excerpted and re-posted the "highlights" of the day with a special title.
Great idea.

Lasted 1 week.

On that list I read the postings by 4 or 5 people (the people that wrote the
language) and then sort the titles and read the _last_ posting in any thread
that looks interesting to see if I should delve further or answer the post.
I can get through the 2 or 3 hundred messages in 10 minutes that way.

Cheers,
Mark C.

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