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From: hartung@amos.ucsd.edu.ling.ucsd.edu (Jeff Hartung)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: UN-MODERATE C.B.I.P
Summary: What, this idiotic suggestion _AGAIN_!?!
Keywords: unmoderate stupid idea
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Date: 23 Feb 90 00:09:04 GMT
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In article <739@bbking.KSP.Unisys.COM> rmarks@KSP.Unisys.COM (Richard Marks) writes:
>I do not see anyone volunteering to moderate comp.binaries.ibm.pc.
>
>Thus I propose that the group become un-moderated.  It used to
>be un-moderated and seemed to work well.
>
>The major problems with it being un-moderated was that some
>software came thru un-tested.  (Twice I posted something only
>to re-post it within a week with bugs fixed.)
>
>A secondary problem is viruses.  But the stuff on SIMTEL is also
>un-moderated - Keith does not test every package.

The third problem is copyrighted programs being posted.

The forth problem is duplicate postings and unnecessary reposts, which
eventually cause the group to be excluded from many systems.

The fifth problem is that stuff posted just plain doesn't work often.

The sixth problem is that, due to 1-5 above (at least) c.b.i.p was almost SHUT
DOWN when it was unmoderated.

The seventh problem is that, in spite of the fact that most people seem to
reject the un-moderate suggestions (that come back like weeds every few weeks)
when they come up, someone has to go and start this stupid topic up again just
as it dies down from the last round. :-)

The eighth problem is that we *have* a moderator, and have received several
postings in the last week.  Where were YOU, Richard?


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