[Foundation-l] Housekeeping: One user on moderation today

[William Pietri]

Ryan Lomonaco wrote:
> My reading of it was X replies per person per day in each thread.  I agree
> with you that there should not be a set limit per thread as a whole.

It might be interesting to combine that with a throttled number of 
replies from one individual to another. At least for me, the 
lowest-value messages are often ones where two people are arguing with 
one another, apparently forgetting the interests of the broader audience.

With either of those, before creating a firm limit, an interesting step 
might be notification. E.g.:

    Dear X:

    I notice that in the last 24 hours you've sent 5 messages on the
    topic "Pedophilia and the non-discrimination policy", with 4 of them
    replying to person Y. That might be more than the average list
    subscriber wants to read. Before you reply again, you might consider
    taking a break, moving the discussion off-list, or asking list
    moderators how valualbe they're finding the discussion.

    Thanks,

    The Foundation-L Robot


My theory here is that the problem may more be lack of awareness than 
intentional misbehavior, making feedback a reasonable substitute for 
control.


William