RE: [SLUG] Call for new list best-of-slug ?

["David Kempe" <david@nospam.solutionsfirst.net>]

My idea for a best of slug list goes along the logic like this,
Lots of the more useful stuff on the SLUG list if problems/solutions pairs.
Sometimes a problem has more than one good solution. We know that alot of
noise is generated on the way. Now My idea is that for the person who
initiates the problem, they wait until all their answer have come in, then
they compile it into a predefined format, kinda like this was my problem,
this was the solution/s, these people had good comments, etc and post that
to the best of slug list. So the list gets moderated by the people who have
the problems - kinda as a way of putting something back into the community
after getting something out. Then of course there are other things that
happen on this list, like announcements, general discussion that doesn't fit
into prob/soln format. I spose that could be just part of the general noise
on this list. But for me, the signal is in the problem/solutions that come
out of the list. You know, oh thats a neat way of doing that, oh shit I
better patch that, or yeah im glad someone asked that stupid question. So I
reckon the best of slug would be user contributed, to give the people who
have problems a chance to put something back.
Now that means anyone can post to the list. But like every list it has rules
about what is acceptable and what isn't. For example if I posted some lame
NT question to the slug list, I would get flamed so bad I need some
first-aid. This sort of social pressure would keep the list to a minimum and
in the long term I think, is the most effective way to moderate anything, be
it mailling list, bulletin board, newsgroups, etc.


Hope thats useful, feel free to let me know what you think,


Dave

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