On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:59:28 GMT, A Lieberma
wrote:


Blanche, been singing your tune for about 3 months now..... Only way to
get rid of him is to not answer his questions.

Allen

Briefly...

Is there a particular reason why r.a.s and r.a.p are not moderated?

(The long version...)

It is surprising that headers appearing least deserving of attention
will load with so many replies. Maybe we collect our share of bowel
restrants during the day, then look to release them in some convenient
out-house; which is our own. (Or yours, as the case may be. I am not
a pilot, yet.)

The option to keep the toilet lid closed is available to those having
more useful gifts to, and expectations from, their neighbors. But
there's a noisy party next door, in another header; where errors and
other personal matters may be thought easily forgotten, and those of
others cussed out angrily. That flatulent noise cannot be completely
avoided throughout. The distraction is substantial.

Rec.aviation.student/piloting are news groups intended for a
disciplined environment. (So are others in the usenet; or were.)
Pilots enter therein without complaint, and with relief, since
discipline actually does allow for entertainment, (and something even
a little deeper). And their mixing in appropriate measures, with the
effort to make that discernment, can be a filling experience.

Then there are the party 'raiders'. (Couldn't recall the usual word,
and the dictionary didn't help; except for 'party poopers'.) Their
want (for all we can figure), is to destroy an ordered pleasure, its
success. Why? Envy of 'big-shots' (who occasionally are immature
themselves), or to put people in their place, because no one should,
in their fantasy, be better than ony one else -- for reasons of theft,
or just plain destruction, or just plain ego.

It is their power-play where they can win in unprotected places, where
complaints are futile and dissed as whining. Then it is an
unfortunate union, by rape, in pain. By a few acting as if on behalf
of the whole, their half of the whole; as if owed brotherhood, or a
command status. All in the name of 'freedom'.

No civilized effort towards some goal, as glory, can exist without
protection at some level (as opposed to unguarded 'freedom').
Otherwise, eventually it will be defiled; destroyed.

Because of the state of the usenet, and the universal curiosity about
aviation, I can't see how useful discussions can be had without
locking out disturbances. So, does anyone have time to moderate these
groups? Or would that make them too restrained? How about lightly
moderated, where specific abusers could be blocked & posts deleted. Or
is that somehow asking for trouble? A forum on the internet, anyone?
It isn't my business to suggest it, but will anyway.

Some regulars prefer tighter control than others. And the disagreement
itself becomes a distraction. There are always distractions, but
what's going on now is ridiculous.
--
Mike