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From: Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org>
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Subject: Re: Should we bring back RADWM?
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 00:04:02 +1000
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Blueshirt wrote on 10/8/24 10:17 pm:
> Hornplayer9599 wrote:
>> On 8/9/2024 21:25, Truth Holder wrote:
>>> Does anyone miss the good old days when there was a
>>> moderated Doctor Who group where we could discuss Doctor
>>> Who?  We didn't have to worry about trolls or flamers and
>>> everything worked perfectly because the moderaters treated
>>> everyone fairly and with respect, and there was never any
>>> drama that spilled over into this group.
>>
>> If the moderated site was so wonderful and perfect, then it
>> would still be active.  A decent, and in almost all cases
>> free, newsreader comes with a "killfile" filter option...so
>> that takes care of anyone that someone might deem to be a
> 
> RADWM wasn't perfect by any means. I always thought it was quite
> a dull place actually. Some nice people posted there alright,
> but sometimes you need a bit of life around the place.
> 
>> Moderaters are humans, and have their own ideas and biases
>> as to what would be considered appropriate to post...
>> so I wouldn't be so ready to say that "everyone" is
>> treated fairly and respectfully as opinions on both sides are
>> in play.
> 
> Imagine how things would be in today's politically correct world
> on a moderated Doctor Who newsgroup... you'd be able to say
> nothing about the latest episodes without it being moderated.
> Agamemnon wouldn't get anything posted!!!
> 
> And if Stalin, I mean Dave, was the moderator of that group,
> anything posted that went against verses in his KJV bible would
> be 'moderated' too.

.... but he'd be unable to TELL you which Verse' had been offended against!

> So no, moderated newsgroups are a pile of shit.
> 
I don't think I've EVER contributed to a Moderated Group so I'd have 
trouble with the idea of just ONE Moderator i.e. GOD.

Maybe a small panel of three or five and a majority of the panel had to 
approve a post. Something like that!!
-- 
Daniel