[OT] Ty Tower needs to go.

[Yigal Chripun]

Lionello Lunesu wrote:
>
> "Janice Caron" <caron800 at googlemail.com> wrote in message
> news:mailman.110.1204794093.2351.digitalmars-d at puremagic.com...
>> **** I DID NOT POST THIS *****
>>
>>> I dont like bigots or homosexuals , lesbians are alright but those
>>> damn Frenchies really tick me off
>>
>> Yes, it is a forgery. I abhor prejudice and bigotry in any context. As
>> far as I'm concerned, the existence of forged posts is one big
>> argument in favor of a moderated forum (which I would gladly join in a
>> heartbeat).
>
> I think moderation is not worth the trouble. These kind of flame-wars
> or what-you-call-em happen once a year, and are easily stopped (by
> ignoring them).
>
> I've been ignoring it pretty well up to now. Moderation would impact
> everyone, just to prevent that 0.01% of bad posts??
>
> It's like frisking everybody because 1 in a billion might have an
> object that might be used to do harm... It's all about statistics.
> Getting killed crossing the street is a statistic too.
>
> (If that isn't enough to start a flame war... :)
>
> L.
as a person who lives in a country where what you're describing is the
norm (Israel) I'm already used to being checked/searched/etc everywhere
I go and indeed if I'm not searched at some place I feel less secure. I
guess that's something that you can get used to.
It all depends on the size of the potential damage compared to the size
of the inconvenience. in order to  prevent terrorist attacks and suicide
bombers, it's worth the inconvenience...
I do agree with your point that it can be too much trouble for regular
users. so maybe we should find a better method to protect this forum,
rather than just give up.
from experience i can tell you how stupid the airport security is in
Europe and the US from an Israeli point of view (we do have the best
security due to our unfortunate circumstances) - when I visited Italy
for example a year ago, the security checked my M&M dispenser
thoroughly, and prevented my to have my usb-thumb drive with me, but
they just disregard the luggage entirely. so, if i had a 10kg bomb
that's ok, but a bomb in my thumb-drive was avoided.
the point is - it's not only a question whether there are security
checks in place, but also what kind of checks.

-- Yigal