On Tue, Nov 03, 1998 at 08:00:13PM -0500, Andrea Di Lecce wrote:
At 00:12 11/3/98 -0500, you wrote:
I have been reading this list for a while now, and for the most part, just sitting back reading posts that interest me. I appreciate the early heads up on outages, new info on networking technology and the like. However, I do believe that moderating or "policing" the list would be a good idea.
Instead of a pure moderation, where every post must be approved either manually or by sender, why not have a few people who are well-versed on the FAQ, gently reminding those that step too far away from it ? Suspension of posting privileges can be an option, if absolutely necessary.
Folks at Merit already sorta do this. I've gotten loving e-mail from them saying my postings are not always on topic, or that cross posting is bad. - Jared