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Re: Anyone else wish this was Moderated?

From "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@nohavenotit.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.forth
Subject Re: Anyone else wish this was Moderated?
Date 2013-10-14 22:03 -0400
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On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 04:50:21 -0400, Andrew Haley  
<andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> wrote:

> Rod Pemberton <dont_use_email@nohavenotit.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 06:53:36 -0400, Andrew Haley
>> <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> wrote:
>>> Rod Pemberton <dont_use_email@nohavenotit.com> wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 03:21:42 -0400, Andrew Haley
>>>> <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> wrote:
>>>>> Rod Pemberton <dont_use_email@nohavenotit.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On Sat, 12 Oct 2013 06:44:04 -0400, Andrew Haley
>>>>>> <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> wrote:
...

>>>>>> [moderation]
>>>>> That's not moderation is done right: it's moderation done wrong.
>>>>>
>>>>> [...]
>>>>>
>>>>> That doesn't sound like a well-moderated group.
>>>>
>>>> Clyde, I think you may have found a volunteer...
>>>>
>>>> You might want to ask him how and what he would moderate though,
>>>> first.  He clearly disagrees with moderating what is required to
>>>> keep comp.lang.forth in compliance with it's official Usenet
>>>> charter:
>>>>
>>>>   "Discussion about Forth."
>>>
>>> The purpose of moderation isn't necessarily to enforce charters.  It
>>> can be used for that, but would be too restrictive for most groups.
>>> Sometimes, moderation can be used to keep things civil.  I prefer
>>> light-touch moderation.
>>>
>>>> I demonstrated what should be moderated, now snipped.
>>>
>>> I don't think you did that at all.  IMO, you attempted to
>>> construct a straw man.
>>
>> No, I didn't.  I stated the facts, the truth, AISI.
>>
>> That's what should be moderated in accordance with the Usenet
>> charter for comp.lang.forth, which I posted for reference.
>>
>> Why do you always reject what others say?
>
> I don't.  I often reject what *you* say:

Why?  I speak the truth.

>> But, then again, how would _you_ really know?
>>
>> ISTM, that everything is a "straw man" argument to you.  Just look
>> up how many times you've posted that phrase...  Is anything *not* a
>> "straw man" argument to you?
>
> So far, you haven't used one in this posting.
>

That's what I said.  It's also the opposite of what you said previously.

> You proposed an insanely restrictive moderation policy

No, I didn't.  I didn't _propose_ *ANY* moderation.

That's entirely *your* misunderstanding.

I simply stated what *would be* moderated according to the charter.

You seem to to want to turn it into an argument about me or opposing
me in some way...

> and used it as an argument against moderation per se.

Again, I didn't _propose_ *ANY* moderation.  Re-read.

> A straw man argument is "a common type of argument and is
> an informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of an
> opponent's position." [Wikipedia]  I have never seen a
> more blatant example of a straw man argument.
>

This straw man argument only exists in your mind due to
failure to comprehend what was stated.  I can't help you
with that.  I can only repeat, gain, that you misunderstood.

>> No, I stated what should be moderated.
>
> A statement that contains "should" but not
> "because..." is incomplete.

According to whom?

And, what would be the "because" points were made first,
earlier...

> Why on Earth should c.l.f. be moderated like that?

That's the Usenet charter.  That's why.

>> Again, that's in accordance with the Usenet charter for
>> comp.lang.forth, which I posted for reference.
>
> Is there a charter for c.l.f. ?

Yes.

> I don't think I've seen one.

Sure you did.  I (re)posted it since it's difficult to locate.

> "Discussion about Forth" hardly constitutes a charter.

That's the official Usenet charter for comp.lang.forth.

>> I also stated what happens when moderation is implemented:
>> everyone leaves...
>
> I'm not surprised, when moderation is done as clumsily
> as you suggest it should be.

I didn't suggest anything.  Again, you're mischaracterizing
the discussion.

>>> But you didn't show that at all: you showed that bad
>>> moderation wouldn't work.  I agree that bad moderation
>>> wouldn't work.
>>
>> You haven't defined what good moderation is to you, yet.
>
> Sure I have.

No, you didn't.

> No abuse, flames, or grossly off-topic postings.  With
> lots of leeway and flexibility.

Now, you have.

>> I don't see why I have to presume what you mean by
>> "bad moderation."   What was bad about it?
>
> It was far, far, too narrowly drawn IMO.  So strict as
> to make any kind of conversation impossible.

It's in accordance with the charter.  Everything listed was not
"Discussion about Forth."  I.e., "moderate-able".

>> Everything I stated should be moderated was in accordance with this
>> groups' charter.  It clearly wasn't my personal desires.  As you
>> well know, I'd allow anything C related.  I also don't have much of
>> a problem with a good portion of Hugh's rants, but not the faulty
>> understanding of C stuff, incorrect history, etc...
>
> Sure, but you'd not block a post for being incorrect, would you?
>

I wouldn't block any posts.  I don't currently...  I can inspire
people to stop posting through words: logical, vile, etc.

How would I get to correct, er... educate, Hugh in an open forum if
I blocked everything wrong that he posted?  Duh...

I have no plans to moderate either.  So, why are you making this
about me?

>> This seems to be a standard argumentative tactic used by you.  I.e.,
>> don't define what you mean, don't provide examples of what you mean,
>> then declare something bad or contrary to what others expect it to
>> mean, without really explaining it.
>
> If you make a point that I disagree with, I'll post an argument
> explaining why I disagree.

You've never posted an argument.  An argument has points and counter
points.  I make points.  You don't make any points.  You mostly
deride and denigrate, e.g., "bad moderation", "insanely restrictive".

>> [...]
> Why would anyone block such things, should any be posted?
> They're not off-topic.
>

They are off-topic.  *READ* the charter...

>>> "Carnal knowledge" of Forth, on-topic.
>>
>> The information may be on-topic.  The phrase isn't - due to it
>> blatant use of sexual phrasing.  I would've assumed you knew that.
>
> References, please.  I think you're making this up.
>

OMG!  Really?  Are you joking?  I must take that as "insanely"
dry tongue-in-cheek...

And, is there a reason you can't look this up yourself?

Whatever...

Here is a "polite" description:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnal_knowledge

That was the 2nd found search result, BTW.

>> A politically correct and socially acceptable phrase might be:
>>
>>   "implementation specific details"
>>
>> or, perhaps an abbreviation for the phrase: ISD.
>>
>>> Closures or coroutines, on-topic.
>>
>> These have nothing to do with Forth.
>
> Sure they do.
>

Are they currently a part of Forth?  No.  I.e., off-topic,
because it's not: "Discussion about Forth."

>> How can these be declared on-topic if c.l.f. is moderated to
>> restrict conversation to: "Discussion about Forth?"  Clearly,
>> three words are insufficient from your perspective.
>
>  Well, of course.  There would have to be a moderation policy.
> "Discussion about Forth" is hardly that.
>

It would be.

>>> Dissenting viewpoints on Forth, as long as they aren't just
>>> flames, on-topic.
>>
>> Who decides what is or isn't a "flame?"  You?
>
> The moderator.  It's usually pretty obvious.
>

Apparently not, given your misunderstanding of things in the
present and past...

>> Everything is a "straw man" to you and much of the rest is a
>> "flame."
>
> Not everything, no.

Not much, though.

> Most of the discussion here is still characterized by
> rational and serous discussion.

Does that include your side of the conversation in
this thread? ...

> Purely abusive or fallacious postings aren't so common.

That, perhaps, is less so, now that Passinitti is gone
or posting under a less abusive alias.  You're welcome, BTW.

>> Do you want a biased moderator or a fair one?
>>
>> People don't like dictators for a reason.  John Levine has an
>> excellent reputation for moderating comp.compilers.  He is probably
>> one of the best.  Even so, there are 1) many people who won't post
>> there and 2) many people who don't like the way he moderates.  Those
>> who won't post there won't because of #2 and because they can't post
>> anonymously or without a valid email address.  There are many who
>> don't like the way he moderates.  He posts little comments and
>> clarifications at the end of posts, changes wording to mean
>> something different from what the author asked or stated, perhaps to
>> be on-topic, and removes entire sections of posts without indicating
>> any censorship or moderation.
>
> Sounds awful.
>

Change of heart?  Amazing...


Rod Pemberton

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  Re: Anyone else wish this was Moderated? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-10-11 23:17 -0700
    Re: Anyone else wish this was Moderated? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2013-10-12 22:43 -0400
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  Re: Anyone else wish this was Moderated? "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@nohavenotit.com> - 2013-10-12 05:05 -0400
    Re: Anyone else wish this was Moderated? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-10-12 05:44 -0500
      Re: Anyone else wish this was Moderated? "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@nohavenotit.com> - 2013-10-12 20:16 -0400
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                Re: Anyone else wish this was Moderated? "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@nohavenotit.com> - 2013-10-14 22:03 -0400
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  Re: Anyone else wish this was Moderated? Brad Eckert <hwfwguy@gmail.com> - 2013-10-12 07:18 -0700
  Re: Anyone else wish this was Moderated? "Clyde W. Phillips Jr." <cwpjr02@gmail.com> - 2013-10-12 22:27 -0700
    Re: Anyone else wish this was Moderated? "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@nohavenotit.com> - 2013-10-13 06:28 -0400
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