List moderation, was: Re: [matilda] FW: these are feelings, not an argument...

[fabian]

Thanks Chris,
I completely support this procedure.
F.
> Hi
>
> On Thu 10-Nov-2005 at 03:26:32PM +0000, Joe Morris wrote:
>>
>> This is all complete bullshit, which apparently is
>> acceptable.
>
> Well... posting private email to a public list isn't
> acceptable...
>
> So I have just set the moderation flag on these addresses
> till things clam down...
>
>   dan at aktivix.org
>   malatesta_uk at hotmail.com
>   worldwarfree at riseup.net
>   cuthbert at riseup.net
>
> What this basically means is that email that is sent from
> these addresses won't be immediatly be sent out to
> everyone but it will be held for approval, this will
> probably result in a delay of up to 6 hours (less
> generally) for mails that are not out of order and ones
> that are won't be let through.
>
> Personally I don't like moderating lists and I hoped this
> wouldn't be needed...
>
> I expect that almost no email will be blocked - someone
> who has been moderated for posting to imc-sheffield for a
> year or two has only ever had one email blocked...
>
> If people are not happy about this then I suggest that the
> next mondy meeting can select a team of list admins who
> can take over running this list...
>
> Chris
>
> PS There is lots of stuff out there about email
>    etiquette... The Netiquette Guidelines RFC is now over
>    10 years old but still good:
>
>    - http://rfc.net/rfc1855.html
>
>    And this is relavent..
>
>      If somebody sends you information or ideas by email,
>      you should not assume that you have their permission
>      to reproduce that information in a public forum
>      (discussion group, USENET newsgroup, chat site etc.)
>      Email is one-to-one for a reason: it is designed for
>      personal communication. Unless you are explicitly
>      told otherwise, always assume that email you receive
>      has a big "PRIVATE" stamp on it -- so don't spread it
>      around!
>
>    http://www.emailaddresses.com/guide_etiquette.htm
>
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