jaypython wrote:
hi....yeah its a shame we cant moderate the user net group,ive already
seen some very pointless posts on here which is totaly topic
unrelated...
i just hope it doesn't deter ppl from useing it as we have done..

I don't think it will, since spam has been with us forever - - -

We've been through moderation discussions before here at RAFC. In late
1996 and early 1997 we had a very serious "flame war" about "robo-
moderating" rec.aquaria.freshwater.cichlids. At the time, the group was
experiencing over 100 new posts *per day* (!). We wanted to organize it
a bit so we could get a handle on the volume of posts. I came out
against moderation because I was for splitting the group into smaller
forums; but others were pro moderation. If I remember correctly, the
vote was pretty close but the anti-moderation folks won. Then, to begin
splitting the "post load" down, I created the newsgroup
"alt.aquaria.oscars", but AFAIK no one else followed suit in creating
new newsgroups. However, Usenet in general, and
rec.aquaria.freshwater.cichlids, have slowed quite a bit, I guess
because of the proliferation of internet forum sites. (I'm posting this
from cichlidfish.com, where I am an administrator) I think because of
how few messages are posted at RAFC, it would be silly to start
moderation discussions again.

--Mark



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