EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

From: "Sascha Franck" <S.Franck@...>

> I actually think that a few of my posts have been moderated due to  
> certain reasons (somewhat sneaky Apple side remarks or whatever)
> without any further notification (I don't think it's Yahoo acting up).
> I just don't like this, especially since (maybe apart from 1-2  
> posts) I allways tried to offer actual answers along with my remarks.

I've had three posts moderated on the LUG over the years. As a matter  
of fact I had a big argument with Jeremy about the first one (this  
was about 1-1/2 years ago). In that case I'd explained the advantages/ 
disadvantages of going all EXS vs. using slave PCs - I use both - and  
he snipped a big chunk because it violated the No Mac/PC Discussion  
rule. I was especially outraged because my post just showed up edited  
without any discussion. This was one I'd spent a good ten minutes  
writing, and it was the result of experience and considerable research.

So in my opinion that was over-moderation. But on the other hand,  
moderating a huge list is a big, thankless task, and these guys don't  
have time to stop and consider who the poster is; they're just  
concerned with the potential reaction. We've all seen how quickly the  
discussion can disintegrate.

So after trashing all the incoming digests for a few months, I  
decided that the information I get there made it worth burying the  
hatchet. It wasn't intended personally, which was how I took it, and  
I do honestly think the moderators' intention is to avoid noise, not  
to censor. Plus they're volunteering, as far as I know, and I do  
appreciate that.

The other two posts I had rejected were more recent, and they came  
with a note from the moderator: "sorry, we've closed the topic." They  
weren't particularly important, and it was probably unnecessary (I  
don't post arbitrarily inflammatory stuff), but at least I got a  
polite message.

Anyway, Sascha, you probably shouldn't take it personally. I doubt if  
that was intended.


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