[Software-Development] I'm still here

[Dave Lundy]

Dellis Hines wrote:

> I thought the moderation thing was turned off on the
> mailing list.  I complained about ti once before and
> was assured it was resolved.
 >
> I hope it's not a case of that moderation has to be
> turned off for each and every user on the list.


All SIG lists maintained by DMA are set up so that anyone may join without 
requiring approval, but their moderation flag is set when they join.  I've 
informed all list owners and moderators of this policy and suggested that they 
uncheck the moderated flag for new users upon approving that user's first 
legitimate message.  They may also periodically review the membership of their 
list and uncheck the moderation flag of anyone they know personally.  This is 
done to keep the mailing lists from being spammed, and it's worked well.  As 
long as list owners / moderators reasonably promptly attend to moderation 
requests, which even on our busiest lists are fairly rare, this method works 
very well.  Believe me, the list WILL BE SPAMMED if no moderation is used.  I 
saw that Bryan's moderation flag had not been unchecked, so I cleared it.


> --- "Grant G. Root" <grant at rootcentral.org> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hmmm, that's odd. Looks like this message was held
>>up on the DMA 
>>server for a week or so. Waiting for moderation,
>>maybe?


If that were the case, there should have been daily nags about pending messages 
awaiting moderation.  I didn't see any, but I'm not a moderator for that list. 
  It's owned by Keith Wire.  In addition Joe Wirtley is a moderator for this 
list.  Either one could have approved the message.


>>On 3 Jul 2005 at 22:32, Bryan Johnson wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Does anyone ever check the forum?  On the same
>>
>>note,
>>
>>>does anyone check the list?
>>>
>>>I know there are 22 other "people" on the list. 
>>
>>Who
>>
>>>are you?  Why do you not participate?  What keeps
>>>people you know from joining?  Do you even know
>>
>>you
>>
>>>still are on the list?
>>
>>I'm on the list (lurking, mostly) but have never
>>been an active member 
>>of the SIG. Lack of time, plus no current interest
>>in C, VB or Delphi 
>>programming. Everything I'm doing is PHP or Perl
>>scripting at the 
>>moment. Also, I'm a member of the Perl and Linux
>>SIGs, so lack of 
>>time is an issue.
>>
>>
>>-- 
>>Grant Root
>>http://www.rootcentral.org/grant.php
>>
>>~~~~~ Randomly-Selected Thought for the Day ~~~~~
>>The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for
>>wit.
>> -- Maugham
>>
>>
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