has the hiccups. I posted /[PAY MKT] Eros Webzine (weekly)/ to both m.w and m.w.m yesterday noon-ish. The post never reached m.w.m. I reposted the post today...
GREETINGS. IN ORDER TO TRANSFER OUT (USD 26 MILLION DOLLARS) FROM OUR BANK. I HAVE THE COURAGE TO ASK YOU TO LOOK FOR A RELIABLE AND HONEST PERSON WHO WILL BE...
BAMANGA TUTU
bamanga@...
Oct 30, 2003 9:30 pm
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Bruce Reilly (a.k.a Bruha) <bruha@...> His posts always start the same: "Dear Judges, Lawyers, Policemen, Guards, Counselors, Taxpayers, et. al., We...
lzrdgirl
scribblinlizard@...
Dec 1, 2003 3:39 am
125
... It looks to me like he's forging his approval. Not even really a forgery, come to think about it. -- Paul Harwood...
... His message has cropped up in several other newsgroups I frequent. As Paul says he's forging the Approved: header (all right, he's adding an approved ...
I'm wondering if the moderation policy and charter for mwm aren't being enforced with a bit too much zeal. For example, there was a mini-thread about...
I'm wondering if the moderation policy and charter for mwm aren't being enforced with a bit too much zeal. As the one person who responded to that note about...
... I don't think so (but then, as a mod I wopuldn't, would I?) though I hear what Barbara says about the recent thread. ... Oops. In fact double oops because...
... "Is it of interest to writers" is wide open to interpretation. I challenge you to find any subject that is of no interest to writers. If you want to make...
stanrkid
stanrkid@...
Dec 2, 2003 6:40 pm
132
... Yes, should be done. Process for doing it is ... what? [anent changing the charter] ... Gak. You're opening it up to become just like MW. I am a writer....
miatagrl2003
scribblinlizard@...
Dec 2, 2003 9:49 pm
133
... wrote: ... I tend to agree that there is room within the present mod policy, and, really, it should be a matter of using this Yahoo forum to express your...
miatagrl2003
scribblinlizard@...
Dec 2, 2003 10:00 pm
134
... I was the moderator who closed that thread, and I've just gone back and looked at it. The original post started out with a comment on being a tech writer;...
... and ... being a ... (and ... not ... the ... I know that on moderated groups and lists I've participated in in the past, mods would warn the thread prior...
miatagrl2003
scribblinlizard@...
Dec 3, 2003 3:25 am
136
... Good question. I think we're inventing it as we go. IIRC, the mod policy just says that the mod policy should be reviewed annually. Presumably, the review...
... Given the current narrow focus of the moderation in mwm, I agree with you. Your decision was wholly consistent with moderation norms in mwm. I also happen...
... Each of those things can be "of interest to writers." Who decides what is or is not *acceptably* "of interest to writers?" Will that person or committee...
stanrkid
stanrkid@...
Dec 3, 2003 5:47 am
139
... Can't. The charter is written in stone. What can be loosened are the mod guidelines. -- Paul Harwood...
... I think it will always be a right moderator decision that keeps threads from violating the charter. That's what a moderated forum is all about, and the...
... Consider the true effect of a "closed thread." People can, in fact, still post there. What's the difference between closing a thread and asking people to...
... The way you're attempting to do it sounds to me like rationalization for an end run around the charter. You still haven't addressed what constitutes "of...
stanrkid
stanrkid@...
Dec 3, 2003 3:06 pm
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... The idea is to get some discussion going. I'm hoping that the meaning of "of interest to writers" can be hammered out here. -- Paul Harwood...
... Fine. Why don't you start. How would *you* define it? -- Stan...
stanrkid
stanrkid@...
Dec 3, 2003 3:38 pm
145
On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 01:25:40 -0500 (EST), Carol wrote: <snip some good points about moderation> ... Agreed. David, I should have made it clear that my comments...
... I'll need to give it some thought. Now maybe you can tell me something. I will say up front that I have no interest in turning mwm into another mw. But...
I was the moderator who closed that thread, and I've just gone back and looked at it. The original post started out with a comment on being a tech writer; the...
I know that on moderated groups and lists I've participated in in the past, mods would warn the thread prior to closing it, and participants had the...
... The difference, in my mind, is the weight of the moderator hand. Sure, people *can* continue to post in a "closed" thread; it's why thread closure is lower...
... That was the only capacity in which =he= was submitting a resume, but I saw nothing to indicate to me that the scam was specifically targeted at writers...
... Why would you ask that? Do I not have as much of a right to want to keep the group as it is, as it was intended, as you have to want to change it? For one...
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