"David Gartrell" wrote in message
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I've noticed there are quite a few newsgroups out there that are moderated,
i.e. one or more people vet the posts before they make it onto the
newsgroup. Regular contributors , after a while, have their posts accepted
autoatically and other posts are vetted for their suitability before
appearing. Isn't there something similar that could be employed here?

There is a moderated newsgroup for UK weather called TWO! Enough said :-?

Cheers, Alastair.

"David Gartrell" wrote in message
...
I've noticed there are quite a few newsgroups out there that are moderated,
i.e. one or more people vet the posts before they make it onto the
newsgroup. Regular contributors , after a while, have their posts accepted
autoatically and other posts are vetted for their suitability before
appearing. Isn't there something similar that could be employed here?

There is a moderated newsgroup for UK weather called TWO! Enough said :-?

Cheers, Alastair.

"David Gartrell" wrote in message
...
I've noticed there are quite a few newsgroups out there that are moderated,
i.e. one or more people vet the posts before they make it onto the
newsgroup. Regular contributors , after a while, have their posts accepted
autoatically and other posts are vetted for their suitability before
appearing. Isn't there something similar that could be employed here?

There is a moderated newsgroup for UK weather called TWO! Enough said :-?

Cheers, Alastair.

what about abandoning Usnet and creating a forum, that way every member
would have to register and spam would be kept out, just a thought, I'm
on http://billz1064.proboards1.com/index.cgi

Steve Loft wrote:

David Gartrell wrote:

I've noticed there are quite a few newsgroups out there that are
moderated, i.e. one or more people vet the posts before they make it
onto the newsgroup. Regular contributors , after a while, have their
posts accepted autoatically and other posts are vetted for their
suitability before appearing. Isn't there something similar that
could be employed here?


You can't turn an unmoderated group into a moderated one. You'd have to
go through the process of getting a moderated group created.

what about abandoning Usnet and creating a forum, that way every member
would have to register and spam would be kept out, just a thought, I'm
on http://billz1064.proboards1.com/index.cgi

Steve Loft wrote:

David Gartrell wrote:

I've noticed there are quite a few newsgroups out there that are
moderated, i.e. one or more people vet the posts before they make it
onto the newsgroup. Regular contributors , after a while, have their
posts accepted autoatically and other posts are vetted for their
suitability before appearing. Isn't there something similar that
could be employed here?


You can't turn an unmoderated group into a moderated one. You'd have to
go through the process of getting a moderated group created.

what about abandoning Usnet and creating a forum, that way every member
would have to register and spam would be kept out, just a thought, I'm
on http://billz1064.proboards1.com/index.cgi

Steve Loft wrote:

David Gartrell wrote:

I've noticed there are quite a few newsgroups out there that are
moderated, i.e. one or more people vet the posts before they make it
onto the newsgroup. Regular contributors , after a while, have their
posts accepted autoatically and other posts are vetted for their
suitability before appearing. Isn't there something similar that
could be employed here?


You can't turn an unmoderated group into a moderated one. You'd have to
go through the process of getting a moderated group created.

what about abandoning Usnet and creating a forum, that way every member
would have to register and spam would be kept out, just a thought, I'm
on http://billz1064.proboards1.com/index.cgi

Steve Loft wrote:

David Gartrell wrote:

I've noticed there are quite a few newsgroups out there that are
moderated, i.e. one or more people vet the posts before they make it
onto the newsgroup. Regular contributors , after a while, have their
posts accepted autoatically and other posts are vetted for their
suitability before appearing. Isn't there something similar that
could be employed here?


You can't turn an unmoderated group into a moderated one. You'd have to
go through the process of getting a moderated group created.

"General Von Clinkerhoffen" wrote

what about abandoning Usnet and creating a forum, that way every member
would have to register and spam would be kept out, just a thought...

Not immune sadly.
I recently got some spam on my gliding forum - for services totally
unconnected with gliding. (apres-glide perhaps!)

But your group host might be a useful replacement for mine which is now full
of pop-ups, etc

Jack

"General Von Clinkerhoffen" wrote

what about abandoning Usnet and creating a forum, that way every member
would have to register and spam would be kept out, just a thought...

Not immune sadly.
I recently got some spam on my gliding forum - for services totally
unconnected with gliding. (apres-glide perhaps!)

But your group host might be a useful replacement for mine which is now full
of pop-ups, etc

Jack

"General Von Clinkerhoffen" wrote

what about abandoning Usnet and creating a forum, that way every member
would have to register and spam would be kept out, just a thought...

Not immune sadly.
I recently got some spam on my gliding forum - for services totally
unconnected with gliding. (apres-glide perhaps!)

But your group host might be a useful replacement for mine which is now full
of pop-ups, etc

Jack