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From: "Jeff J. Wilson" <jeff.wilson@unisys.com>
Subject: Re: RFD: comp.object.moderated moderated
Date: 1999/07/29
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David Mescher wrote:
> 
> Patrick Doyle wrote:
> > In article <o4jU1.27802$K02.16718724@news.teleport.com>,
> > David Franklin Reynolds <daver@teleport.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >Moderate a group because of one person? I'll vote NO. Either just skip the
> > >posts, or learn how to use a filter to make them disappear automagically.
> > If you don't mind my asking, have you considered abstaining?  Do you
> > have a solid reason to actively block the new group?  If you think
> > it's just unnecessary, I think a "no" vote is a bit harsh.
> >
> >  -PD
> If a group, in the opinion of the voter, is unncessary, 'no' is a
> perfectly valid vote.  (See John Stanley's FAQ on news.groups, "Why people vote
> NO")

It is "perfectly valid" to vote NO for any reason that pops into your
head, whether or not it appears in John's FAQ.  However, that doesn't
make it wrong to ask someone else not to vote NO for a particular
reason or even to call it a "bit harsh."

--
Jeff J. Wilson                    [ jeff.wilson@unisys.com ]   
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