21 Aug
2001
21 Aug
'01
2:35 p.m.
On Aug 21, 10:53, Sellam Ismail wrote:
On Tue, 21 Aug 2001, Daniel A. Seagraves wrote:
I also think it's a good idea. I get pretty fed up with long off-topic
threads especially those of a political nature, though I don't mind the
occasional off-topic post. Deleting a few OT posts is fine, wading thorugh
dozens isn't something I enjoy.
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Maintain two lists of subscribed people: A
moderated list and an
unmoderated list. Normally people are on the unmoderated list of
subscribers. When someone posts offtopic enough to warrant it, they
get moved to the moderated list of subscribers, and then (and only
then) their posts have to be OKed to make it to the list.
What a great idea. 
22 Aug
22 Aug
4:01 a.m.
I just thought of another addition to my previous scheme -
Some people don't like the idea of the moderator seeing things before people
do, like in the example of free cool stuff... So perhaps we could make an
alias or somesuch so that if a subscriber asks for it, all of the messages
sent to the moderator for review could also be sent to them, so they see
everything regardless (Exactly like the list is now).
I guess now the question is, can the mailing-list software handle this sort
of arrangement...
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5:25 a.m.
On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Daniel A. Seagraves wrote:
I just thought of another addition to my previous
scheme - Some people
don't like the idea of the moderator seeing things before people do,
like in the example of free cool stuff... So perhaps we could make an
alias or somesuch so that if a subscriber asks for it, all of the
messages sent to the moderator for review could also be sent to them,
so they see everything regardless (Exactly like the list is now).
An even simpler solution is to make the from or reply addresses "blind" to
the moderator, so s/he can't reply to the message until it actually gets
posted to the list where the message is then of course unaltered. This
would assume the moderator does not have access to the mail system and
would probably require some coding.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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7:41 a.m.
Maybe the moderator should see free cool stuff first. Moderating a list
can be quite time consuming and or tedious. It would make the job, not
quite a thankless.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
Daniel A. Seagraves wrote:
I just thought of another addition to my previous scheme -
Some people don't like the idea of the moderator seeing things before people
do, like in the example of free cool stuff... So perhaps we could make an
alias or somesuch so that if a subscriber asks for it, all of the messages
sent to the moderator for review could also be sent to them, so they see
everything regardless (Exactly like the list is now).
I guess now the question is, can the mailing-list software handle this sort
of arrangement...
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10:05 a.m.
On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Daniel A. Seagraves wrote:
Some people don't like the idea of the moderator seeing things before
people do, like in the example of free cool stuff... So perhaps we
could make an alias or somesuch so that if a subscriber asks for it,
all of the messages sent to the moderator for review could also be
sent to them, so they see everything regardless (Exactly like the list
is now).
I think it would be better to have a back door alias, for free stuff
announcements only, that would bypass moderation. It would be very
sacred; if you sent something to it that was not an announcement of free
stuff (whether the offending mail be be spam, OT crap, or even a reply to
such an announcement), you would be *banned* from all of classiccmp unless
you could present a *very* good case to the list owner.
Another way of doing it: don't do anything. If an moderated member wants
to post a free stuff announcement, he either lets it go through the
moderator or finds a trustworthy unmoderated member to post it for him.
Just some ideas...
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Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)subatomix.com
1:54 p.m.
On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Jeffrey S. Sharp wrote:
Just some ideas...
Enough ideas...we need to move on to implementation.
(Although I must say, the off-topic posts have suddenly gone silent in
light of the recent tough talk...)
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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