Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!border-3.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!news-out.netnews.com!postmaster.netnews.com!eu1.netnews.com!not-for-mail X-Trace: DXC=Q:7W:;\e>AL9E:6N@`X^6NHWonT5<]0TM@GOK[m5A6WB3[L8B6BE9jMJoFE?c:XZ4B^mf8;J?==:IkXn>378hg9D^J[ki0[_oPGN_<:TZam<9I X-Complaints-To: support@blocknews.net From: Brock McNuggets Newsgroups: alt.computer.workshop,rec.photo.digital Subject: Re: restarting rec.photo.moderated Organization: Southern Nevada Institute of Technology References: <680e852c$0$3830$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=fixed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Usenapp for MacOS X-Usenapp: v1.27.4/l - Full License Date: 28 Apr 2025 01:14:38 GMT Lines: 111 Message-ID: <680ed67d$12$18$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 127.0.0.1 X-Trace: 1745802878 reader.netnews.com 18 127.0.0.1:56431 On Apr 27, 2025 at 12:54:53 PM MST, "%" wrote : > Brock McNuggets wrote: >> On Apr 27, 2025 at 10:35:42 AM MST, "%" wrote >> : >> >>> Brock McNuggets wrote: >>>> On Apr 27, 2025 at 9:59:36 AM MST, "%" wrote >>>> : >>>> >>>>> Brock McNuggets wrote: >>>>>> On Apr 27, 2025 at 8:33:06 AM MST, "%" wrote >>>>>> : >>>>>> >>>>>>> Brock McNuggets wrote: >>>>>>>> On Apr 27, 2025 at 12:19:25 AM MST, "David" wrote >>>>>>>> : >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 27/04/2025 07:20, Ivan Shmakov wrote: >>>>>>>>>> (I'm cross-posting this article to news:rec.photo.misc , as >>>>>>>>>> suggested in news:vs73t3$3hlga$2@dont-email.me , but setting >>>>>>>>>> Followup-To: news:rec.photo.digital as it seems to be about >>>>>>>>>> the only active newsgroup under rec.photo.) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Back in January, the Big-8 Management Board have initiated [1] >>>>>>>>>> a discussion on the removal of moderated newsgroups that >>>>>>>>>> currently have no moderator, and are hence unusable. One of >>>>>>>>>> such groups is rec.photo.moderated . In March, I've volunteered >>>>>>>>>> (see References:) to take over its moderation. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The group's creation RfD, including its charter, is at [2]. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> [1] Subject: 1st RfD: Mass-deletion of moderated groups without a moderator >>>>>>>>>> Followup-To: news.groups.proposals >>>>>>>>>> Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2025 20:33:02 EST >>>>>>>>>> Message-ID: >>>>>>>>>> [2] http://ftp.isc.org/usenet/news.announce.newgroups/rec/rec.photo.moderated >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Like I've mentioned, I've never had much interest in moderated >>>>>>>>>> newsgroups before, much less been a moderator of one, so I can't >>>>>>>>>> promise smooth operation, especially right from the start. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> And regardless, I'd prefer not doing the thing entirely on my >>>>>>>>>> own; anyone here interested in taking part, perchance? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> My plan is to set up message submission email addresses aliased >>>>>>>>>> to my own mailbox, and approve (or not approve) them from there. >>>>>>>>>> Should there ever be any co-moderators, I'd move submissions to >>>>>>>>>> a password-protected portion of an https: website and provide >>>>>>>>>> an HTTP/1-based API (usable with curl(1) and compatible with >>>>>>>>>> Lynx, naturally) to approve the messages there. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The group's charter [2] has the following bit: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> rpm> Postings must bear the submitter's real name and contain a valid >>>>>>>>>> rpm> reply address. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I don't find the 'real name' requirement /enforceable/ (we >>>>>>>>>> don't have photo IDs on Usenet, after all.) In its stead, >>>>>>>>>> I'm going to require a /consistent/ identity. In particular, >>>>>>>>>> those who publish their photos under an alias are free to use >>>>>>>>>> that same alias for their r.p.m postings. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Having a valid reply address (From: or Reply-To:) wouldn't >>>>>>>>>> be a strict requirement, either, but without the means of >>>>>>>>>> contacting the poster, I wouldn't be able to explain my >>>>>>>>>> reasons for rejecting their article. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> JFTR, I'm a lifelong personal computing amateur, but my >>>>>>>>>> interest in photography is relatively recent. /Some/ of my >>>>>>>>>> photographs (among other media) can be found at [3]. As can >>>>>>>>>> be seen, my primary camera (body) is Pentax K-5. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thoughts? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> [3] http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles/Ivan_Shmakov >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *Good luck with your group*, Ivan! 🙂 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Cross-posted to my friends in ACW >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Someone there may wish to help you. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I wonder how ACW would be different if it was moderated. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> how about if we all lived on the same street >>>>>> >>>>>> I prefer living in a house. >>>>>> >>>>> well you can build >>>> >>>> Why are they called buildings once they are built? >>>> >>>> >>> cause there's more than one >> >> But it is done being built. >> >> And apartments are together. >> > if you build one you have one i bet somewhere in the states there's a > town called buildings I asked ChatGPT. If knows of no such town anywhere in the world. I should look elsewhere to find it. -- It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.