Re: NodeReaper is quite unruly...

It seems to me that it would wouldn't hurt to include some of the links explaining the NodeReaper's function on his home node and perhaps reaped nodes as well. It might spare PMD from unnecessary related posts.

Being reaped is disturbing enough (though usually deserved), but bewilderment is unnecessary. Particularly since it may not occur to new/anonymous users to use search or the information nodelet for what appears to be just another PM user. It was a while before I learned that NodeReaper wasn't a real user. I thought he was just a clumsy, rude moderator with cherry pie on-the-brain.

--Jim

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Re: Re: NodeReaper is quite unruly... by Spenser (Friar) on Dec 17, 2001 at 06:49 UTC
This is in response to jlongino: I like the concept of the Node Reaper. Like many of us, I have used UseNet sites, even moderated ones, and have been frustrated by the proliferation of redundant questions, abusive comments, and in particular, false and misleading comments. On the PM site, things are fairly tidy (as dws put it), making it more useful and pleasurable. I also like the mysterious nature of the Node Reaper. I wouldn't attempt to explain it. I find it more interesting to learn of it slowly and in a harsh way, to start off as a member treading carefully in fear of his wrath.	[reply]

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by Spenser (Friar) on Dec 17, 2001 at 06:49 UTC

This is in response to jlongino:

I like the concept of the Node Reaper. Like many of us, I have used UseNet sites, even moderated ones, and have been frustrated by the proliferation of redundant questions, abusive comments, and in particular, false and misleading comments. On the PM site, things are fairly tidy (as dws put it), making it more useful and pleasurable.

I also like the mysterious nature of the Node Reaper. I wouldn't attempt to explain it. I find it more interesting to learn of it slowly and in a harsh way, to start off as a member treading carefully in fear of his wrath.

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