Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ut-ngp.UTEXAS Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!sunil From: sunil@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (Sunil Trivedi) Newsgroups: net.news,net.news.group Subject: Re: Removing net.flame Message-ID: <1913@ut-ngp.UTEXAS> Date: Tue, 25-Jun-85 16:39:21 EDT Article-I.D.: ut-ngp.1913 Posted: Tue Jun 25 16:39:21 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 27-Jun-85 23:58:23 EDT References: <3892@alice.UUCP> Organization: The University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712 Lines: 35 Xref: watmath net.news:3500 net.news.group:3186 From: jj@alice.UUCP Message-ID: <3892@alice.UUCP> > I do not propose this measure lightly, as it will undoubtedly > lead to the slow but certain removal of many controversial newsgroups, > and possibly expose the net to charges of censorship, however, it is clear > that the time has come where responsible and informed system administrators > may feel that netnews is a threat to their own freedom and financial > wellbeing. > If anyone can suggest another method to control the > misuse of the network, I await your article. Can you afford to have the 'flamers' prey on another newsgroup, like what happened to net.auto and net.women? These 'flamers' help turn a 'peaceful' newsgroup into another net.flame. If net.flame is removed won't these people look for another haven? Or even worse, roam around the newsgroups and trash them and then leave to find another victim. I think the problem is to control user access to Usenet. I'm sure many are against moderation of the newsgroups, but that could only be done if someone (or more than one) would be willing to moderate each one of the newsgroups. How about a system where people could 'squeel' to the system administrator of the offender and then have the Sys.Adm. take care of it? And if nothing comes of it (the offender continues to of- fend), then maybe trying upstream (the feed for the offender's site). How about that as a try? Sunil Trivedi sunil@ut-ngp.ARPA \ / ut-sally netword \ / ut-ngp | sunil