From: robert.mcclenon@verizon.net 
  
 On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 16:22:06 +0100, "Christian McArdle" 
  wrote: 
  
 >> I am mostly inclined to agree.  In any case, I would like the 
 >> proponent to explain how he thinks that creating a new unmoderated 
 >> group will improve the signal-to-noise ratio. 
 > 
 >Surely this an an argument against any unmoderated group anywhere on Usenet? 
 >Usenet is full of trolls and spammers. Creating new groups makes that 
 >neither better nor worse. (Actually, I suspect it makes a slight 
 >improvement). 
 > 
 >Christian. 
 > 
  
 It is a question about the valuie of creating any new unmoderated 
 group to improve the signal-to-noise ratio when the noise is created 
 by trolls.  What we are talking about here is essentially splitting a 
 group.  The question is whether the noise is the result of having two 
 communities in one group, with flamewars over whether traffic is 
 off-topic, or whether it is due to flamers and trolls.  If there are 
 two communities in one group, then splitting the group will reduce the 
 noise if the posters to the group respect the boundaries between the 
 groups and refrain from cross-posting. 
  
 I would still like to see an analysis of the nature of the noise and 
 what the effect of the split will be. 
  
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