Bible Question:
Dear Lockman and Forum Colleagues, I noticed that many months ago, there was some discussion about implementing some sort of moderation on this forum. It also appeared that this was eventually dropped due to valid concerns about censorship and how it would be regulated. I would like to propose a possibility which I think would be very helpful for this forum, yet would not sacrifice anyone's free expression. My suggestion would only be possible for the hosts at Lockman to accomplish. It is to delete any duplicated posts. There are many of these, and I don't think anyone would be offended if they were taken off. In the cases where there were seperate answers to each of the duplicates, I would suggest simply combining those threads. This could also be done with threads that were not "exact duplicates" but were essentially the same. Unfortunately, this would require a small amount of interpretation, however, I think it would be very helpful for people looking for answers to have everything in one thread. What does everyone think of this idea? Would any of you mind if you're duplicate posts were deleted, or if highly similar threads were combined? |
Bible Answer: Sir Pent, your idea seems like a good one. But, like charis, I'm not sure how easy the execution would be. It would seem to entail quite a bit of time and work to implement as well as upkeep. And you would probably have to have a somewhat neutral party to filter and intrepret some answers. One thing is certain though. Eventually the Lockman server is going to fill up. So something must be done and it would be nice if we could get a system in place while it is still fairly manageable. If answers were of the 'cut and paste' format or a prompt to search the database, then it would be very helpful to combine or delete duplicate posts. Is there any other Bible forums like this on the Internet and, if so, how do they handle this problem? Forums have been around for a long time so it seems that there must be a workable solution. In Christ, Bill Mc |