On Sep 19, 11:48*pm, Jim Logajan wrote:
While I do not have a lot of time to spare for it, I would be willing to
perform the "dirty work" necessary toward creation of a moderated version
of this newsgroup. It would co-exist with this unmoderated one.

But I need to know if there is a large enough potential audience of users
for such a group. So if you would be willing to carry on conversations on
such a group (keeping in mind that posts would be delayed) please post a
reply to this message so stating your willingness. I'm sorry that I cannot
say yet who might moderate, other than to point out that the technical
capability exists to support multiple moderators such that the most lenient
judgement would prevail. If you must, assume the worst (that I am the sole
moderator.)

Since this newsgroup would continue to exist, and because competing web
forums already exist, there does not seem anything of interest that could
be said by those who might oppose creation of such a group.

The RFD would simply state that posts will be approved so long as they are
reasonably on-topic and non-inflammatory in the subjective judgement of the
moderators. Worst case is that posters can always return to this non-
moderated group in the event their posts are rejected or they feel the
moderators have become too anal or otherwise lost their minds.

I am currently in a moderated forum. My last topic was responded
to by 38 different people who intelligently and methodically gave
input, cites, and personal knowledge which covered my subject.
There were no disparaging comments. Trolls never obtain
membership in the first place, and knuckleheads get ejected.
It darn near meets the definition of perfection.

In this group I push the envelope of concepts. While this may
bring inflammatory responses, I find that to be part of the "art"
of exploration. The troll and his sockpuppets don't count. That
is just a middle-aged psychopath in need of "enlightenment".
Based on past experience I generally find that subsequently,
my detractors, over time, are always wrong 99% of the time.
Unfortunately by the time this happens the dust has settled
and the parties are long gone.

Moderated groups usually fail due to lack of foot-traffic. You
end up with 7 people who run out of things to say. The exception
to this is an advertised and specialized category. In that case
you may become the defacto source for specialized information.
This group doesn't fit that category.

The solution you are seeking is...facebook.

I am not a member.

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Mark