Moderated List

On Fri, 2 May 2008 04:04:47 -0700 (PDT), Denny wrote:

We need to find or create a moderated list for the pilots who follow
this group...
I'm willing to even kick in a few bucks to make it happen...

Eh?

I'm surprised to hear a crotchety ol' conservative like you wishing
for more government! This is one of the last lawless frontiers left,
fer gawdsake.

It's usenet, Denny: make your own moderation. Wussies who can't hack
it can go elsewhere.

--
Dan
T182T at 4R4

Dan Luke wrote:
On Fri, 2 May 2008 04:04:47 -0700 (PDT), Denny wrote:

We need to find or create a moderated list for the pilots who follow
this group...
I'm willing to even kick in a few bucks to make it happen...

Eh?

I'm surprised to hear a crotchety ol' conservative like you wishing
for more government! This is one of the last lawless frontiers left,
fer gawdsake.

Amusing. On the off chance you are serious...

No government of any sort is involved or proposed. Indeed, if they can't
tax it they'll want nothing to do with Usenet moderation.

It's usenet, Denny: make your own moderation. Wussies who can't hack
it can go elsewhere.

The creation of a moderated group will in no way infringe on your right to
make a fool of yourself on this group. There already exist hundreds of
moderated groups and so far not one of them has stopped you from making
your absurd post. One more moderated group wont affect you.

No one is going to peel back your eyelids ala "A Clockwork Orange" and
force you to read a moderated group.

Dan Luke wrote in
:

On Fri, 2 May 2008 04:04:47 -0700 (PDT), Denny wrote:

We need to find or create a moderated list for the pilots who follow
this group...
I'm willing to even kick in a few bucks to make it happen...

Eh?

I'm surprised to hear a crotchety ol' conservative like you wishing
for more government! This is one of the last lawless frontiers left,
fer gawdsake.


Well, that's you out.

Bertie

Jim Logajan wrote in
:

Dan Luke wrote:
On Fri, 2 May 2008 04:04:47 -0700 (PDT), Denny wrote:

We need to find or create a moderated list for the pilots who follow
this group...
I'm willing to even kick in a few bucks to make it happen...

Eh?

I'm surprised to hear a crotchety ol' conservative like you wishing
for more government! This is one of the last lawless frontiers left,
fer gawdsake.

Amusing. On the off chance you are serious...

No government of any sort is involved or proposed. Indeed, if they
can't tax it they'll want nothing to do with Usenet moderation.

It's usenet, Denny: make your own moderation. Wussies who can't hack
it can go elsewhere.

The creation of a moderated group will in no way infringe on your
right to make a fool of yourself on this group. There already exist
hundreds of moderated groups and so far not one of them has stopped
you from making your absurd post. One more moderated group wont affect
you.

No one is going to peel back your eyelids ala "A Clockwork Orange" and
force you to read a moderated group.


But they would if they could.. They're everywhere doing everything.

Bertie

Larry Dighera writes:

I recall a law suit that ultimately resulted in AvWeb changing hands.
It was over some inflammatory posting that the moderator(s) chose not
to censor. It seems, that once censorship rears its head, the
potential for legal recourse follows closely behind.....

As soon as the host of a discussion forum exerts any editorial control over
the content, he becomes jointly responsible for that content, and can be sued
over a post, a deletion of a post, or allowing a post to stand, just like the
author of the post. This is a huge danger to moderating discussion forums,
and a good argument not to do it in many cases.

If a moderator limits deletions to things that he is legally required to
remove, he may escape some liability, but it's risky. In any other case, with
more extensive moderation, he risks being assigned full responsibility in any
litigation. And justifiably so, in most cases.

Martin X. Moleski, SJ writes:

I haven't heard of any cases of such lawsuits derived
from participation in a moderated Usenet newsgroup.

There's always a first time.

Morgans writes:

But he ALWAYS ends up making it a flame fest, of meaningless dribble.

No, I don't make it anything. Other people do that. The distinction is
important. I can personally remain on topic indefinitely, and I'm always
civil.

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Jim Logajan wrote:
No one is going to peel back your eyelids ala "A Clockwork Orange" and
force you to read a moderated group.

But they would if they could..

Sure, but the topic here is how to filter out the flaming and the spams.

Part of my problem is knowing which of your posts are on topic and which
aren't. I mean, if you added an asterick or something to the subject line
when you post something aviation related in a long flame thread, that'd be
useful.

They're everywhere doing everything.

I never get invited to those kinds of parties.

Jim Logajan wrote in
:

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Jim Logajan wrote:
No one is going to peel back your eyelids ala "A Clockwork Orange"
and force you to read a moderated group.

But they would if they could..

Sure, but the topic here is how to filter out the flaming and the
spams.

Part of my problem is knowing which of your posts are on topic and
which aren't. I mean, if you added an asterick or something to the
subject line when you post something aviation related in a long flame
thread, that'd be useful.

just to lazy , i;m afraid! You coudl work your magic and just filter out
everythign I poast to Jay, Anthony Maxwell and buttboi, of course.


They're everywhere doing everything.

I never get invited to those kinds of parties.


Don;'t worry "they" will get around to you.

Bertie

Mxsmanic wrote in
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Morgans writes:

But he ALWAYS ends up making it a flame fest, of meaningless dribble.

No, I don't make it anything. Other people do that. The distinction is
important. I can personally remain on topic indefinitely,

No you can't
and I'm always
civil.

No, you arent.

Bertie