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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: MODERATOR (NOT MODERATORS?) FOUND for rec.photo.moderated,
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Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2025 15:10:53 -0000 (UTC)
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Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> wrote:
>14.06.2025 15:59 Uhr Adam H. Kerman wrote:

>>Moderated Usenet newsgroups need multiple moderators and a moderator
>>succession plan. Moderated newsgroups without this have failed.

>>The hierarchy administrators know this, yet continue to accept
>>subsequent moderators who are not proposing to take over a group with
>>multiple moderators and a succession plan.

>We removed a lot of unusable moderated groups and will continue with
>that process.

This is not useful in any way.

>Then problem is that there are not enough people that volunteer as
>moderators.

Wrong. The problem is the hierarchy administrators being unwilling to
act in a way that would make success more likely. The plan, instead, s
to keep making the very same mistakes over and over again, deluding
themselves that there will be a different result.

Do not replace moderators if there is no moderation team and no
succession plan. It's that simple. A single replacement moderator with
no succession plan sets up for failure.

Stop. Doing. That.