Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site psivax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!ucbvax!ucdavis!lll-crg!dual!qantel!hplabs!sdcrdcf!psivax!friesen From: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen) Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: Re: A modest proposal Message-ID: <720@psivax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 13-Sep-85 11:59:01 EDT Article-I.D.: psivax.720 Posted: Fri Sep 13 11:59:01 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 18-Sep-85 05:36:29 EDT References: <3261@pur-ee.UUCP> <2143@ukma.UUCP> Reply-To: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen) Organization: Pacesetter Systems Inc., Sylmar, CA Lines: 32 In article <2143@ukma.UUCP> david@ukma.UUCP (David Herron, NPR Lover) writes: >In article <3261@pur-ee.UUCP> mazina@pur-ee.UUCP (Der Kaiser) writes: >... >> A monitor for each group. >... >[With these duties: ] >> 1) Read ALL the articles posted. (In net.flame, a BIG job) >> 2) Mail warnings to inappropriate posters. >> 3) If a poster repeatedly ignores warnings (3 or more?), >> mail a note to their system site administrator, requesting >> action. > >... There's only one duty I'd like to add: > > 4) monthly/biweekly/weekly posting of "proper etiquette" > for that newsgroup. (Time period would be appropriate > to the group and size of the posting). > Actually, this may well be a good idea, as long as it is understood that we are talking about a monitor/policeman *not* a moderator who has to pass on all postings. In fact I might even be willing to become the/a monitor for some group(such as net.origins since I already read almost everything in it). Also, it should be remembered that there might well be more than on monitor for "large" groups, to sort of split up the load. -- Sarima (Stanley Friesen) UUCP: {ttidca|ihnp4|sdcrdcf|quad1|nrcvax|bellcore|logico}!psivax!friesen ARPA: ttidca!psivax!friesen@rand-unix.arpa