"Gill Passman" wrote in message
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On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:52:38 GMT, "Gail Futoran"
wrote:
[big snip]
I strongly recommend, under rec.ponds.moderated
moderation policies, that any post submitted without
correct attributions be returned to sender. IMO
deliberately removing attributions, making it look as
though someone wrote something they did NOT write,
is the same as an attack, and attacks would not be
allowed under the most lenient of moderation policies.
If the sender wishes to correct the attributions and
resubmit the post, assuming content fits guidelines,
the post would be passed.

I would be interested in what others think of that idea.

Gail



Ahh...but how do you pick that up using robo-moderation software??? Just
asking....methinks Tristan is playing games here to test out what degree
of moderation is possible....(and probably not with malice) - all needs to
be considered....

As far as I know, no one is recommending 100%
robo-moderation. There are judgment calls that
need to be made by humans. AFAIK, robo-moderation
is only for the most obvious stuff, like irrelevant
cross-posting. Easy enough to specify a short list
of "relevant" newsgroups.

I think that perhaps setting up something like an open google group (takes
a couple of minutes to do so) for people to bring up moderation issues and
allow consideration of stuff that might get overlooked would be a good
idea.....

When the RFD is posted that will be a topic
of discussion. On USENET. Some of us don't
particularly like using google forums, and since
the proposed RPM is a USENET group,
most if not all discussions should be on USENET,
particularly news.groups.proposals and rec.ponds.

as long as those who joined in with this saw it as a
way of getting the best moderation policy possible from these guys who
have volunteered....we all play games with you guys...you get to know what
nefarious stuff might try to get past you....

All of us are are well aware of what has been going
on in rec.ponds in the last two years.

you learn from it and
posters get faith in what you will do.....possibly you might need to make
it visible to members only but not exclude anyone wanting to join -

Sorry to be a broken record, but again, the proposed
RPM is a USENET newsgroup and discussion should
be open to anyone - at least, anyone who can behave
themselves on the moderated news.groups.proposals.
Anyone can say anything they want in unmoderated
groups - as they have been so far.

I say this because if it gets heavy traffic which it probably will people
will find it on a search and see it as a bona fide group on ponds....of
course if someone gets very abusive you can ban them....Jim knows all
about the magic of the wand g

thoughts please????

Gill

See above.

Gail