Re: [xml-dev] Blog Pruning

[Elliotte Rusty Harold <elharo@metalab.unc.edu>]

At 1:15 PM -0600 11/18/03, Bullard, Claude L (Len) wrote:
>Something totally off the wall, but I think some
>here might have informed opinions:
>
>Should blog owners prune their blogs?  Should
>they prune responses that are not in agreement
>with the theme of their blogs?

At an absolute minimum, you need to prune the spam; e.g. offers for 
penis enlargement pills. I tend to feel you should not prune more 
than the absolute minimum. (i.e. it's also a maximum). The slashdot 
self-moderation system is very interesting. IT allows everything, but 
tends to hide the "first post/Natalie Portman/Pour Hot Grits Down My 
Pants" posts. It also makes it much easier to finds the best, most 
thoughtful replies in large threads.
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   Elliotte Rusty Harold
   elharo@metalab.unc.edu
   Effective XML (Addison-Wesley, 2003)
   http://www.cafeconleche.org/books/effectivexml
   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0321150406/ref%3Dnosim/cafeaulaitA