From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fac41,544c98121879c710 X-Google-Attributes: gidfac41,public X-Google-Thread: fac41,ca641b3dcee9ee4 X-Google-Attributes: gidfac41,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,b99334cb89bcb335 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,ca641b3dcee9ee4 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: f9437,544c98121879c710 X-Google-Attributes: gidf9437,public X-Google-Thread: f9437,ca641b3dcee9ee4 X-Google-Attributes: gidf9437,public X-Google-Thread: 114809,544c98121879c710 X-Google-Attributes: gid114809,public X-Google-Thread: 114809,ca641b3dcee9ee4 X-Google-Attributes: gid114809,public X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,544c98121879c710 X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,ca641b3dcee9ee4 X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,544c98121879c710 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,ca641b3dcee9ee4 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Robert C. Martin" Subject: Re: RFD: comp.object.moderated moderated Date: 1998/10/12 Message-ID: <6vthv9$hc$1@hirame.wwa.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 400337428 References: <907918039.22235@isc.org> <36210B47.6A5FE581@eiffel.com> <6vt32u$5mp@chronicle.concentric.net> <6vtft0$smm$1@supernews.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Organization: Object Mentor Inc. Newsgroups: news.groups,comp.object,comp.lang.eiffel,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.smalltalk,comp.lang.ada Date: 1998-10-12T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Reality is a point of view wrote in message <6vtft0$smm$1@supernews.com>... > +---- new_email@see.web.page wrote (12 Oct 1998 07:18:06 PDT): > | comp.lang.c++ was moderated to provide respite endless holy wars, > | repeated neophyte questions and off-topic info about hardware, libraries > | and platforms. comp.object is about philosophy - the P in Ph.D. It > | already does not have the problems comp.lang.c++ did. But it has > | problems. > +---- > >No, I believe even the volume of comp.lang.c++ wasn't enough to >encourage moderation. It was, as in this case, one person >successfully throwing tomatoes at the status quo. > >Meanwhile, I keep seeing conflicting sweeping statements by >certain fans of c.o.m., though the 'we need Eiffel presence on >the Moderation team' was, considering the timing, too funny. I still haven't gotten Meyer's article on my news server, so all I've seen so far is the tag line. And I saw that well after I posted my support of Patrick Doyle. Robert C. Martin | Design Consulting | Training courses offered: Object Mentor | rmartin@oma.com | Object Oriented Design 14619 N Somerset Cr | Tel: (800) 338-6716 | C++ Green Oaks IL 60048 | Fax: (847) 918-1023 | http://www.oma.com