Author: Adnan
Date: 19:22:50 03/26/99
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>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'. I disagree with number 2. Usenet is a public system. You should not ban people completely people from USENET *any* newsgroup, no matter how abusive they become sometimes. Each post from "bad" poster should be judged by it's on merit. If the post is abusive, it should be rejected. If it is not, you should reject it. Not to mention, USENET adminstration would never allow such a blatant ban on people. Another problem is that it is impossible to ban someone from USENET completely. To do that you have to ban his entire ISP, because corrrect email address are not required to post to USENET. No USENET admin would let you ban somone completely from the group. Each post of a bad poster should be judged individually.
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