On Nov 3, 8:22 pm, "Jack )"
wrote:
Does this group have a hidden moderator? I am referring to the fact
that Daniel (Mins?) posting re the forthcoming arrival of his hero,
JC, has seemingly been "pulled". I can't find the relevant thread.

Looks like yet another ISP has finally woken up to his spamming of
sci.* groups.
(he has a long track record as a net kook and serial Usenet spammer)

I disagree strongly with Daniel's religious views but he is entitled
to air them. Any moderation/suppression of his (off beat) ideas

Why should he be allowed to post horoscopes and other spiteful
religious bile into *science* newsgroups?

It is high time that more third party cancellations of wildy off topic
flamefest postings were done. Usenet is on the edge of becoming
unusable. Just look at the damage a few script kiddies with hipcrime
can inflict. And bloody Min the Dim was egging them on deliberately to
damage the sci.* heirarchy only a month or so back.

He's a real PITA on sci.astro.* do not encourage him to come here.
Demented creationists are marginally on topic in astronomy groups with
their attempts to prove that the world was created 6000 years ago (a
la Bishop Usher). The ones expecting the world to end 2000 Jan 1 and
then 6/6/6 were sorely disappointed.

should be handled by the membership of this group, not by some hidden/
unknown censor. Quite the best way to deal with such strange views as
espoused by Daniel is by peer pressu "Come off it Dan, I will be
ignoring you for the next four weeks before I next open one of your
postings and then see if you have appreciated just how absurd your
ideas are". Censorship by a "moderator" (whatever that means) in NOT
the way to deal with nutters.

Have I missed the thread?

No. Looks like the ISP where it originated or some helpful third party
has cancelled it.

He will not be missed.

Regards,
Martin Brown