RFC: Proposed comment policy change
RFC: Proposed comment policy change
Posted Nov 19, 2004 23:59 UTC (Fri) by davidm (guest, #35)Parent article: RFC: Proposed comment policy change
I am a subscriber so that may color my view but I'm fine with the concept. If you allow anyone to post to the letters to the editor non subscribers can vent there.
Go for it.
Posted Nov 20, 2004 1:40 UTC (Sat)
by thompsot (guest, #12368)
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I agree. As long as there is a separate place for non-subscribers to post, there won't be any need for comments like "This is censoring" or similar. If subscribers help keep the site going, they should be able to see a comment thread by others with a vested interest who will not likely post trash. Subscribers could click another link to see the other comment threads by any and everyone. That keeps a clean and relevant conversation going on the articles, while not leaving anyone out.
Posted Nov 20, 2004 5:19 UTC (Sat)
by riddochc (guest, #43)
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I help administer a MUCK (like a MUD, but different) and our policy is that we'll pretty much let you do whatever in your own personal space, but if you do something horribly offensive in a public area and people complain, we reserve the right to ban people permanently. We don't usually have to go that far, but hey... it's our server, and our rules, and anybody can put up a muck these days. Anybody can make a blog, anybody can try to start a community, if they want.
I vote for limiting comments to subscribers. There are dozens of other sites I can go to if I wanted to waste my time by reading people spewing garbage. LWN's higher class than the others, and that's part of why I'm here - it's not just another linux news site.
Posted Nov 20, 2004 13:45 UTC (Sat)
by decaffeinated (subscriber, #4787)
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"There are dozens of other sites I can go to if I wanted to waste my time by reading people spewing garbage."
Disclaimer: I am a subscriberRFC: Proposed comment policy change
To be honest, the "this is censoring" attitude doesn't hold much water these days, when you can just throw up a website with your Rant-Of-The-Day. LWN, like most sites, doesn't have to let anyone comment, or even visit, if they don't want.
RFC: Proposed comment policy change
Socket echoes my thoughts almost exactly.RFC: Proposed comment policy change