Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 17:33:06 03/26/99
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On March 26, 1999 at 13:40:04, Dann Corbit wrote: >Moderated newsgroups are a huge workload for someone. Ask the moderators of >this group, and I am sure they will tell you. On Usenet, it is even harder, >because the posts back up and don't get posted until approved. It also prevents >them from being delivered to any crossposted newsgroups when a moderated group >is included until it has been approved. > >Also, moderated newsgroups have a tendency to be dry and boring. I suppose that >is better than the quagmire things have arrived at, but I don't really see any >good solutions. there is a solution: automated moderation. We set up a 'bot' that knows three types of people: 1. known 'good' posters. posts are auto-passed thru, but can be deleted if they become offensive. 2. known 'bad' posters. No posts allowed, period, all are rejected. This would be where I would put Rolf, Sean, and 'company'. 3. unknown posters. These can be auto-allowed, or auto-delayed depending. Probably auto-delayed, or else you have Sean doing his 'multiple-ID thing' and posting one offensive post and then creating a new usenet ID. It doesn't have to be a lot of work... Although it _can_ be. The problem with CCC is the 'interface'. This is _nowhere_ near as good as a good threaded newsreader. Each article has to come over the net, while with usenet this is done in a 'batch'. Much easier to read, and write, IMHO. But it is definitely quieter here than in r.g.c.c....
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