Re: hum

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helena...just what the hell is codswallop?   matt


>... 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
>              [ it's a long road and there's no turning back ]
>                        mailto:helena@netsoc.tcd.ie

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