Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site hao.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!hao!woods From: woods@hao.UUCP (Greg "Bucket" Woods) Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: Re: moderated newsgroups created Message-ID: <1232@hao.UUCP> Date: Tue, 23-Oct-84 15:36:58 EDT Article-I.D.: hao.1232 Posted: Tue Oct 23 15:36:58 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 24-Oct-84 19:05:53 EDT References: <432@cbosgd.UUCP> Organization: High Altitude Obs./NCAR, Boulder CO Lines: 28 One thing I'd like to say about moderated newsgroups; I'll make it short and sweet. This has been stated elsewhere, but since this is the official place for discussion about the moderated groups themselves (as opposed to the *contents* of said groups), I want to repeat it here. I think that in order for moderated groups to serve the purpose for which they were intended, appropriate articles from the associated net.* group will have to be included. For example, I cannot safely unsubscribe from net.singles, even if I read mod.singles and completely trust Chuqui's judgement, because I am not guaranteed to catch all the interesting singles discussions in mod.singles . Thus, I still have to wade through net.singles and wear out my 'n' key to avoid missing something interesting. The problem with this idea is obvious: it's a hell of a lot more work for the moderator. But without it, I don't think mod.* groups that have a corresponding net.* group are going to serve any useful purpose. The idea behind these groups was to make it possible for me to *avoid* wading through the net.* group. The way it has gone so far, I do not feel confident that I can unsubscribe to the net.* group, through no fault of the moderators. Perhaps we could reduce the increased moderating burden that this would create by having people take turns serving as moderator? I for one wouldn't mind taking my turn moderating a newsgroup that I read regularly. --Greg -- {ucbvax!hplabs | allegra!nbires | decvax!stcvax | harpo!seismo | ihnp4!stcvax} !hao!woods "...the bus came by, and I got on, that's when it all began..."