XPost: alt.fan.james-bond, alt.fan.howard-stern   
   From: pm4life@yousuckbutidont.com   
      
   I wonder whose nym this is. Just appearing in 12/06 how interesting.   
      
   Draugnar wrote:   
   > Hi Kees.   
   >   
   > Unfortunately, this is what is called an "unmoderated newsgroup" which   
   > means anyone can post anything and there isn't much we can do about   
   > it.   
   >   
   > Being unmoderated can be a good thing because it means there is no   
   > restriction to the free expression of ideas, whether they be WQs   
   > misguided attempts at mathematics, MooMoo/LaLa/Scojo's insistence that   
   > he looks more like Bond, or a plethora of other out of the ordinary   
   > perspectives.  But it also means the foul mouthed children are free to   
   > post and crosspost to their hearts content.   
   >   
   > It also allows for a quicker turn-around in discussions as nobody has   
   > to read each and every message before passing it along as approved.   
   >   
   > A moderated group would eliminaste the garbage posts by PM4L and the   
   > like, but would also slow down the flow of communication or require   
   > someone to dedicate their lives to moderating and then that person or   
   > persons would be responsible for deciding what was on topic and what   
   > was allowable, inevitably leading to charges of favoritism and   
   > stifling free speech.   
   >   
   > The best solution is one not yet found on the usenet.  Membership   
   > approval for posting with a group moderated complaint system to kick   
   > off those who abuse the group and break a clearly defined ToS.  But   
   > this becomes something more like one of the various message boards,   
   > and not the usenet.   
   >   
   > So we are stuck with what we have.  But if you have a good newsreader,   
   > like Agent, you can at least filter the messages fromthe posters who   
   > offend you, like PM4L (and, in my case, MooMoo and WQ) so you only see   
   > those messages if someone you haven't blocked responds to them.   
   >   
   > Draugnar   
   >   
   > On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:26:54 -0500, "No Name"    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> Hi, I've never set out to create a newsgroup, but I was wondering, does   
   >> anyone manage this newsgroup? I know there is a FAQ out on it. I'm getting   
   >> tired of these stupid about Jeff Hause.   
   >>   
   >> I'd much rather have Moo Moo Sandwich posts. At least they are on topic and   
   >> sometimes funny too. The only thing with those are that he or she tends to   
   >> have a huge conversation with themselves, which takes away a lot of their   
   >> credibility.   
   >>   
   >> Kees   
   >>   
      
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