XPost: alt.lang.asm   
   From: nomailings@nospicedham.trgzxcqvbe.cpm   
      
   On Sat, 19 Dec 2020 19:13:31 -0500   
   Frank Kotler  wrote:   
      
   > On 12/19/2020 07:22 AM, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote:   
      
   > > Is there any need for moderating? Just ignore any religious posts.   
   > >   
   >   
   > Thank you,,,   
   >   
   > Unfortunately, without approval from a moderator, nothing will get   
   > posted at all. I am advised that removing the group from moderation   
   > will make matters worse. Perhaps we should try it?   
      
   Well, I seem to recall asking for a casual "vote" on this a few times,   
   but no one ever really did state their preferences ...  Is everyone just   
   indifferent about CLAX's future?   
      
      
   Option A: keep comp.lang.asm.x86 (CLAX) alive   
   1) auto-approve all messages to CLAX   
   2) alternately, find a backup moderator   
      
   Option B: kill the group   
   1) halt approval of all messages to CLAX   
      
   Option C: move the group   
   1) auto-approve everyone posting to CLAX   
   2) but, post all messages to a different newsgroup   
   3) optionally, set message follow-ups to the new newsgroup   
      
   > comp.lang.asm - the unmoderated group - may still exist. We could try   
   > that. Last I tried it, it worked. Your server may not carry it.   
      
   I don't see comp.lang.asm (CLA) on either of two free-to-read Usenet   
   servers. Google Groups now requires an account to read or search Usenet   
   groups there. The CLA group is also not listed for Eternal-September's   
   webpage Usenet hierarchy search. Personally, I would prefer to have CLAX   
   traffic re-routed to alt.lang.asm (ALA). ALA has seemed to be widely   
   available over the past fifteen years or so, and has less traffic than   
   CLAX. IIRC, you sent rejected messages there in the past. The only   
   disadvantage - besides nuisance posts - is that ALA is on alt.*   
   hierarchy instead of comp.* hierarchy. I.e., some servers might not   
   have the alt.* hierarchy because of binaries, and I don't recall ever   
   seeing Terje post there.  IIRC, Herbert is the only one to get a   
   non-moderator Approved header through, or was that Wolfgang? ...   
      
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