Re: A vote of confidence for Sandy

[Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>]

At 10:16 PM 1/10/97 -0800, Bill Frantz wrote:
>At 8:19 PM -0800 1/10/97, Lucky Green wrote:
>>Just for the record, I have volunteered to serve as a co-moderator. I do
>>not know at this time if my services will be required. I am certain that I
>>would not enjoy this job. I have better things to do than moderate
>>Cypherpunks. But as a long time subscriber, I care about the list.
>
>AMEN (as a short time subscriber).
>
>If you need me as a moderator (if you need me, you are getting very
>desperate), I will help.  However, I am going out of the country in two
>weeks not to return until March 9, so stepping forward now is a bit silly.
>
>Let me rant a bit about the "ideal" moderation structure.  Igor Chudov's
>software lets people like Matt Blase and Bruce Schneier post whatever they
>want.  (I would add people like Black Unicorn as well.  YMMV)

Yes. Igor's STUMP software seems like the way to go. The vast majority of
posters to this list are not a problem. Discussions amongst them may get
heated, but they have basic human decency and never even come close to the
level of abuse and bigotry we have seen from Vulis, aga, et al. 

Igor claims that on lists moderated by STUMP, 95% of the people are
pre-approved. I believe it. Because 95% of the posters are not a problem.
It is a small part of the other 5% that fuck things up. I second Sandy and
John's proposal to moderate Cypherpunks. I propose we use Igor's STUMP
software for this purpose, iff it performs as claimed.

[Does STUMP have a web interface?]

Thanks,


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