-----Original Message----- From: brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com [mailto:brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com] On Behalf Of Doug Pensinger Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 8:17 PM To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion Subject: Re: Down with the government!
>> Electronic forums are the ideal venue for brainstorming solutions for >>social issues, as you can take time to edit your comments. It also >>affords more people an opportunity to be less passive and have a voice. >>Moderated sites work best to stay on topic and maintain civilized >>discourse. >As long as the moderator isn't a censor. After 20 years of changes in internet groups, I think its reasonable to see what really happens in internet forums. Yes, there will be the rare exception, but I've seen multiple postings that indicate that, when the forums are used, they are trivial and decisions are based on rumors. The birther rumor is a good example of this. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
