At 10:35 16/11/01 +0100, Bart van Rotterdam wrote:
>I know that Athel is the moderator of the news group as it is but
>this does not prevent us from all the free sex...free credit messages and
>all the other crap.
I don't think this isn't actually true. The bionet newsgroup service does
allow for moderation (several of the groups are), and we have discussed
before whether to do this, with a small majority in favour. However, I
don't think we have actually implemented the shift, though I seem to
remember Athel did volunteer to be moderator.
There is a small technical issue in that the group was set up by an
ex-student of mine, John Woods, who is not now working in the field, but
technically is the 'owner'. I am sure we can find a way round this if we
actually resolve to follow the process through to a conclusion this
time. I think this is preferable to moving the group, given that there are
cognate subjects in the 'bionet' service, we have some history and
archives, and the bionet service is intrinsically satisfactory.
David
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