Re: [tlug] Post my article on tlug.jp?: Who's view does it represent?

[Edward Middleton <emiddleton@example.com>]

Keith Bawden wrote:
> On 7/29/07, Edward Middleton <emiddleton@example.com> wrote:
> > I take it that you are doing this because you, like me, want to see more
> > good content on the tlug site.  The issue really comes down to where we
> > set the bar for acceptance.  If we set it too low people will be
> > discouraged from submitting good content because they will feel our site
> >   diminishes their work, if we set it too high no one will submit.
>
> I think going for copious amounts of topical quantity is a better
> approach. For a couple of reasons. One is that we can do a review to
> see if the item is topical, and ignore subjective things like does it
> meet "a" standard...

A standard doesn't have to be subjective but it does tend to end up 
being subjective when only one person makes the decision.

> This kind of review anyone can do as we all know
> what TLUG is basically about. As a pretty casual group do we want to
> strive for perfection and demand this of any of our members who get
> off their arses and submit some content... that is do we want to spend
> the time and effort on setting up and maintaining review boards and
> what not?

If we are talking about an editorial article hosted on the main pages as 
appose to the wiki then I think we do want some minimum standard.  The 
articles will, for the most part, stay in its original form and as such 
should meet a reasonable standard on submission.

> The final reason is because over time the page rank of good content
> will be higher than that of bad content. that way we can let the world
> (it's netizens and search engines) do the quality reviews for us.

The main pages are our introduction for the club.  I think they should 
represent our best.

Edward