[Reader-list] Request to list moderator

[Isaac souweine]

I think a posting limit might be a worthy middle ground between the
idealized poles of "unfettered discursive commons" and "safe place where the
crazies can't bother us" that have characterized the ongoing debate on list
etiquette. Posting limits would force people to think a bit more carefully
about what/when they choose to write and would encourage the most reckless
sniping to move off line (where it would of course wither and die, since the
whole point is to snipe with an audience). And, crucially, the posting limit
does not really curtail free speech (the burning sixth post can always be
delivered *kal subha mein*), rather, it just manages it for the betterment
of the community.

Perhaps enforcement of the limit would be impractical, but at the least it
is an interesting contribution to the questions of communal self
organization raised by the etiquette question.

It would be nice if people took the time to edit their posts too :-)

Cheers,
Isaac

On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 9:08 PM, sukanya ghosh <skinnyghosh at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Can we request the moderator to limit the number of postings a person
> can make in a day? Five would be a good number I think. Internet access
> is no longer an issue with a large section of people. And this could be
> done keeping in mind those who use this list as a chat room. Frankly
> speaking if people are interested in light repartee (or as in this case,
> vacuous repartee), then there are undoubtedly other places for them to
> visit.
> I am tired of this charade of letting everyone have their say . . .
> obviously the most regular postings on the list of late, have been from
> people who have endless amounts to say, purely because they are posting
> replies so furiously they haven't had any time to think. This I think in
> some circles, is also known as abuse.
>
> Best
> Sukanya
>
>
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