Re: hum
helena kim (helena@apollo.netsoc.tcd.ie)
Tue, 12 Jan 1999 12:31:53 +0000 (GMT)
On Mon, 11 Jan 1999 LeMelon@aol.com wrote:
> I don't know about anyone else here, but I am angry. I attempted to join
> another mailing list the other day, and decided to get right in on the current
> topic of conversation. Was I dismayed to discover that the list owner reads
> all messages before they are sent to the list... and then decides if they are
> WORTHY of the list! My post was refused. Granted, I may not have had the
> most intellectually stimulating comment to share... but my word, doesn't the
> first amendment have an opinion on this?
actually, no.
that's called a moderated list. they're not very common, but they're a
perfectly acceptable phenomonon.
some topics just need moderation. a good example of why this can be a good
thing for some topics is the difference between the usenet groups
soc.culture.russian, and soc.culture.russian moderated. one is filled with
trolls, spam, and cross-posted rasict codswallop. the other, while
it has a much lower number of posts, is full of useful, informative
information.
that said, i can fully understand your horror if you didn't know it was a
moderated list when you subscribed.
just out of curiosity, what was the topic of the list? maybe there is
another list devoted to it that isn't moderated.
:helena kim
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