Hello mark!

Jun 09 23:42 03, mark lewis wrote to Bo Simonsen:

 BS>> USENET has one bug, it's not moderated (mostly)...

 ml> minor correction... the alt.* groups are unmoderated... the others 
 ml> should be and their charters should also be publically available with 
 ml> all pertenient info...

oh ok, the most of the danish newsgroups are unmoderated.

 ml> another major difference between usenet and fidonet is that in 
 ml> fidonet, moderating is reactive (moderators can only react after an 
 ml> infraction) whereas on usenet, moderating is proactive (the 
 ml> moderators get the news posting and approve or disapprove it. if 
 ml> approved, they forward it into the newsgroup)...

The USENET model isn't really friendly, a moderator can't even leave for a
holiday or something, without putting a extra moderator in.

Regards,
Bo

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