Re: [Bug-gnupedia] A system of moderation

[Mike Warren]

Tom Chance <address@hidden> writes:

> I disagree. Classification is to classify what subject the article
> comes under (like the front page of Yahoo is classified, or
> classified ads are classified).  There should be no bias coming from
> the review body.  They will themselves be biased (don't even try and
> say they won't!) and so will affect the "focus" of the
> resource. Articles should be judged by each individual reader
> themselves, not by a group who created the place. Any user reviews
> should be posted at the bottom, and not shown on the search page.

These are all functions which the classifiers should perform. There
will ideally be many classifiers, and users can choose the one which
suits them best. Such information shouldn't go into the article
repository, but into a database maintained by each classification.

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