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From: mike@peregrine.UUCP (Mike Wexler)
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: posting followups
Message-ID: <145@peregrine.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 23-Jul-85 17:00:56 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 23 17:00:56 1985
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I have a suggestion on how to stem the tide of repeated postings.
Only the author of an article posts followups to it.  In effect
the originator of a discussion becomes the moderator.  This can be 
enforced in software by make the 'f' command send mail to the author
of the article unless the person posting the article is the one
doing the followup.  The 'f' and the 'r' options could even be combined
into one option.  This would also tend to reduce the number of people
just posting an article since they would become moderator of that discussion
and would have to handle all the related mail personally.

P.S.: All comments on this idea should be sent to me and I will summarize.

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Mike Wexler(trwrb!pertec!peregrine!mike) | Send all flames to:
15530 Rockfield, Building C              |	trwrb!pertec!peregrine!nobody
Irvine, Ca 92718                         | They will then be given the 
(714)855-3923                            | consideration they are due.
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Mike Wexler(trwrb!pertec!peregrine!mike) | Send all flames to:
15530 Rockfield, Building C              |	trwrb!pertec!peregrine!nobody
Irvine, Ca 92718                         | They will then be given the 
(714)855-3923                            | consideration they are due.