Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!floyd!cmcl2!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!fred From: fred@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: Re: restructuring and idea for group coordinators Message-ID: <7473@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 12-Jun-84 16:34:12 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.7473 Posted: Tue Jun 12 16:34:12 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Jun-84 06:47:45 EDT References: <7459@umcp-cs.UUCP> <2846@alice.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 22 From: alb@alice.UUCP Moderators for each group is a no-no. It ruins the whole purpose of USENET as a bulletin board. . . . We can have moderated groups, like net.announce and mod.ber, but only by special name. The software cannot currently support other moderated groups. Liz didn't propose a moderator for each group, but a ``coordinator'' for individual groups, or families of newsgroups. This wouldn't require different software, just a shift in policy which would distribute some of the responsibility for administering the net. Individuals would still be free to post what they want to such newsgroups. The coordinator wouldn't review each article, but would act as spokesperson for the group both within the group and in representing the group to the rest of the net, when new subgroups or mergers are being discussed. The coordinator wouldn't even have to be an active participant in the newsgroup. (Liz: forgive me if I'm reading something wrong into your proposal.) - Fred