Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!uunet!ateng!chip From: chip@ateng.com (Chip Salzenberg) Newsgroups: news.admin Subject: Re: Semi-moderated newsgroups Message-ID: <25684AE6.26256@ateng.com> Date: 20 Nov 89 19:05:09 GMT References: <1989Nov19.223239.26100@algor2.algorists.com> Organization: A T Engineering, Tampa, FL Lines: 19 According to jeffrey@algor2.algorists.com (Jeffrey Kegler): >Consider, as examples, comp.lang.c and comp.unix.wizards. > >[Proposed:] >The interface has a list of authorities and passes all their stuff >through, untouched and without delay or interaction with the >moderator. Postings by others are dealt with by the moderator. I like this idea. I'd read these groups more often if I knew that the correct answers from Doug Gwyn, Guy Harris, Chris Torek, Henry Spencer, et al weren't often contradicted and sometimes flamed by ignorant newbies, especially those who flame hardest because they have Good Intentions. On the other hand, we'd have to be very sure to arrange for a backup moderator... -- You may redistribute this article only to those who may freely do likewise. Chip Salzenberg at A T Engineering; or "Did I ever tell you the Jim Gladding story about the binoculars?"