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From: tneff@bfmny0.UU.NET (Tom Neff)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: Yet another thing smart feeders can do
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Date: 22 Oct 89 06:48:17 GMT
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Reply-To: tneff@bfmny0.UU.NET (Tom Neff)
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The proposal to offer automation for some aspects of moderation
(e.g., instant approval for selected posters, rejection for others,
categorization on subject etc) has merit.  All you need is a script
to handle the mail a moderator normally gets.

The part of the proposal where these duties were decentralized out
to well connected sites sounds bad.  You just create a bunch of
chances to get out of synch, and not that much work is saved.  Groups
where posting policy is restricted should continue to be run via the
moderation mail mechanism.  Tools to make this easier would be welcome.
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