On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 19:12:49 +0000 (UTC), wrote:

In news.groups Gary Newman wrote:

Having said all that, I would still oppose a moderated group... there are
plenty of web forums for people who want that sort of stuff.

Web forum are not the same as usenet forums. Some folks prefer
usenet over web forums from a technical standpoint. The issue
at hand is whether an existing topic space, with existing readership,
can be made usable (again),

At issue here is whether rec.ww is un-usable (now). I suspect the
concensus, with a few exceptions will be that it is not un-usable as it
currently stands.

not whether it should be moved off usenet.
Sometimes, when the readership proves to have too little discipline,
moderation is the only solution left. Whether it proves to be a
viable solution can only be determined by trying it (starting with
whether it can manage to get to a vote).

ru