Moderated List
Lately, several people have asked me to set up a moderated
mailing list. I have done some investigating and I see how it
could be done using the current mailing list facilities.
I am prepared to do that if things get much worse.
However I think the cure would be worse than the disease.
What it would mean is:
- a daily, or hourly chore for the moderator in
relaying approved messages to the list
- possible delays of many hours while the moderator
is away from his computer (sleeping). The list would
be shut down during this time. Communication, e.g.
problem resolution, would be extremely slow.
People would start avoiding the list, sending
directly to the person they want to converse with.
- if I were the moderator, there would be a suspicion
that I was censoring unfavorable comments
about Euphoria or myself
- hard feelings could develop if the moderator
censors off-topic posts that the poster thinks are
legitimate and important
The only thing I can recommend for now is:
- Don't reply on this list to inflammatory off-topic posts.
Your reply is almost as annoying to people as the
original post, especially since it invites another reply
from the original offender.
Remember: the offender *wants* you to reply.
- If you must, express yourself directly to the
offender through private e-mail.
We've had people on this list before who
posted lots of annoying off-topic messages.
Eventually they leave.
Regards,
Rob Craig
Rapid Deployment Software
http://www.RapidEuphoria.com
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