"StarFuryG7"  wrote in message 
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On Jul 27, 3:49 pm, "Nicole Massey"  wrote:

> Actually, no, it's not the only logical conclusion that can be drawn. 
> There
> have been problems with starting new threads due to some glich in the 
> server
> that handles the moderation . Some of the most respected members of this
> newsgroup have had problems with this, because the message never gets to 
> the
> server somehow. There have been some server hang problems in the past as
> well, from what I've gathered, so it well may be that these two things 
> have
> kept messages from going through, not intentional moderation of your
> postings. For a while there only postings sent on an existing thread got
> through, so folks were changing titles and such to get their messages
> through. I've had a couple go into the bit bucket when I sent new messages
> but they made it when replying to a thread and just changing the title.
> So there is another logical answer to this besides some sort of 
> censorship.
> As far as I know, only inflamatory messages and story ideas get moderated,
> and EVERY message goes through moderation, with the possible exception of
> those sent by moderators.
> Of course I could be wrong about that last bit, but it's the impression 
> I"ve
> gotten based on watching message flow.

So you're saying they've had server problems for well over a decade
that have never been properly addressed even after all this time?

I'm skeptical to say the least, and haven't found the staff to be
particularly friendly through the years to boot.

By the way, if you reply, can you please see to it that your comments
are distinctly separate from mine? I'd appreciate it.
--
How's that? For some reason my system doesn't put everyone in the > sign 
format, not sure why.
I'm not sure where the problems started, but I remember having problems 
posting when the moderated group started. I was away for a bit, getting used 
to being blind, which of course took a lot of my focus, so I can't speak for 
it in that situation. When I came back I had the dickens of a time (and with 
how long most of Dickens' works are, that's saying something) getting to 
where I could post to the list using my new email address.
And I've found the moderators to be very helpful when I've emailed them, Amy 
Guskin in particular.
There is this assumption that messages sent through the internet are 100% 
guaranteed to get somewhere. That is of course no where near the reality of 
it, thanks to the wide number of variables in play in any email transaction. 
I can't speak for why you're having problems posting here, as I'm not on the 
inside of how this newsgroup works, but I can relay what I've encountered.
As for Claudia' book, I caught the story on it on Sci-Fi Wire. I wouldn't be 
surprised if she's being completely honest in her memoir, and it takes a lot 
of guts to pass out teasers at the door to a talk with your former boss, but 
truth is a three edged sword, a saying that is more true the more we learn 
about cognitive science and how the brain works. So I'd suggest keeping the 
shaker of fine grind iodized close at hand for any autobiography.
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