On Sun, 5 Feb 2006 09:51:24 +0000, {R} <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The uk.announce group has been flooded recently with SPAM.
Henceforth any announcements without the string [ANNOUNCE] at the beginning
will be automatically and invisibly binned.
When testing is complete a full announce by the moderators will be posted
here, along with the charter of this group.
While I think this is a good idea in principal, and realise the
message quoted is only a test message, should such a change go through
some sort of RFD process? only be a
Unfortunately, I believe that a change such as this will probably make
the group as good as dead.
Andrew.
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Andrew Hodgson in Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK.
My Email: use <andrew at hodgsonfamily dot org>.
Re: [ANNOUNCE] This is a test announcement ... Henceforth any announcements without the string at the beginning ... When testing is complete a full announce by the moderators will be posted ...Andrew Hodgson in Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK. ... (uk.net.news.management)
Re: Moderation ... >> the moderators and the stuff they were removing etc. ... >> Andrew Hodgson in Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK. ... (uk.people.disability)
Re: [ANNOUNCE] This is a test announcement ... doing the job on his own, so either we fix this (and update the ... charter with the new moderators), or see how the group survives with ...Andrew Hodgson in Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK. ... (uk.net.news.management)
Re: Moderation ... >>Looking at the history of this group it seems that someone suggested ... > was very little support - I had done a draft which went to various ... > Andrew Hodgson in Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK. ... Perhaps the group itself could suggest some moderators they would be happy ... (uk.people.disability)