Re: Moderation

[wbaguhn@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Will Baguhn)]

In article <msg3422.838330811@leserveur.com>,
 <lesherjt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu> wrote:
>From: lesherjt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (John Lesher)
>Subject: Re: Moderation
>Date: 25 Jul 1996 17:32:49 GMT
>
>Nathan Mates (nathan@parka.winternet.com) wrote:
>: In article <4sv62l$mmm@news.vanderbilt.edu>,
>: John Lesher <lesherjt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu> wrote:
>: >Nathan Mates (nathan@parka.winternet.com) wrote:
>: >:    In the rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated, the computer program
>: >: handling the moderation allows posts to get through almost
>immediately
>: >: if you're on the 'automoderated' list-- the moderators have decided
>: >: that that person posts reasonably often enough, so their posts are
>: >: approved automatically. (Should they abuse that, they can be moved
>to
>: >: handmod)
>
>: >	So, a not-unreasonable question to ask is,
>: >	Which list would you be on, Mr. Mates?
>: >	'Automoderated'?  Or 'handmoderated'?
>
>:    Automod. The troublemakers have never bothered trying to show up
>: and post their drivel, so there's no need to clean up after them.
>
>Remember the time you jumped all over that guy's ass for
>not liking Appleworks Classic and wanting to buy WordPerfect GS?
>
>It wasn't so long ago, yet you seem to forget this.
>
>As per my original suggestion, if we have a moderated Apple II 
>newsgroup, let's make sure it's moderated by someone who NEVER
>gets involved with the flame wars.
>
>I'm sure there's a few out there.....
>
>Tilghman


Let's avoid the problem altogether.  Don't moderate CSA2.  Teach 
CSA2 people to maybe learn how to killfile the crud, and just ignore
the drivel...

and of course, let the flames burn themselves out (unless they REALLY
need a little gasoline).


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