Re: Absence of Canines in Apiths


Lee Olsen wrote:
> mclark wrote:
>
> I'm getting old, folks,
> > and along with that comes tired. I'm tired of the loons and
> > would support building a fence to keep them out of SAP if
> > that sort of thing were possible. Does anyone want to talk
> > about moderation?
> >
>
> Congratulations on your new job as moderator of sap (moderated).
>
> Here is a postulated preview of your duties. As you can see they will
> be ideally suited for your condition----old.
>
> Activity: Low
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/sci.archaeology.moderated/about
> Notice the month of August, 4 posts total. No matter how old you get,
> you will always be able to keep up with a workload like that. In fact,
> if the activity gets any lower, your arthritic fingers won't even need
> to click a mouse. If, heaven forbid, blindness sets in, no problem here
> either, no posts, no reading required.
>
> And as an added bonus, notice one of the top all-time posters is the
> moderator himself. This means that if the pace get too hectic, you have
> the option to stop posting and the activity level will once again drop
> to zero, leaving you plenty of free time to hang around your local
> medicare office.

Shall I take it, then, that you're opposed to some form of moderation?
I don't want your job, frankly, and it isn't because I'm arthritic.
It's because I have an unusually low tolerance for stupidity and would
cut too close to the bone for most folks' liking. I would *really*
like to be reading anthro-paleo in this group and ~cringe~ every time I
see another LOONatic going on about snorkel noses, 8 mya ag, ad
nauseum. Yea, I know it's a tough call but maybe we ought to at least
*eliminate* it as a possibility. SBE is moderated, after a fashion,
and they seem to be moving along at a respectable clip --and moderation
can be as simple as a filter (or anything in between).

Incidently, Lee, you can take your "Grampa" tags and shove 'em right up
your ass.

.

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