A bit harsh?
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:31:58 -0700 (PDT)
Was just looking through the reject pile and noticed Norman's post:
http://www.moderation.org.uk/3display_post.php?pst_id=80961&returnto=3displayulm.php
That seems like a bit of hair-trigger decision. Norman raised a
legitimate point that could be answered, and I can't see how his post
was abusive at all - and ...
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Re: Ex cathedra: Use of signatures
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:16:45 -0000
"Simon Brooke" <stillyet+nntp@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:7koforF38gn2fU5@mid.individual.net...
> This is posted on behalf of the moderators as a whole. Followups are set,
> please observe this.
>
> 'We have rejected an otherwise useful message because of a deliberately
> controversial signature f ...
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Re: To celebrate the new group
27 Oct 2009 16:33:23 GMT
On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:40:26 +0000, Clive George wrote:
> I think all agree the task is to exclude the disruptive and
> confrontational posts, but there is a question as to what level of
> disruption requires blocking of the poster? I'm not actually sure we'll
> ever find that out, because without the feedback e ...
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Re: Ex cathedra: Use of signatures
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:22:12 +0000
On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:56:31 +0000, Simon Brooke
<stillyet+nntp@googlemail.com> wrote:
>This is posted on behalf of the moderators as a whole. Followups are set,
>please observe this.
>
> 'We have rejected an otherwise useful message because of a deliberately
> controversial signature file. Please consider ...
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Re: Appeal against moderation decision (Was Re: cycling improves
driving..)
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:07:17 +0000
Response to Mark <i@dontgetlotsofspamanymore.invalid>:
> I don't read urd. I don't believe that we should have 'taboo'
> subjects on urcm. Helmets and Speed limits are relevant to cycling in
> the UK.
I'd be very concerned if there were taboo cycling-related subjects on
urcm; I'd be very surprised if some s ...
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Re: Ex cathedra: Use of signatures
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:48:01 +0000
On 2009-10-27, Matthew Vernon wrote:
> Simon Brooke <stillyet+nntp@googlemail.com> writes:
>
>> This is posted on behalf of the moderators as a whole. Followups are set,
>> please observe this.
>
><snip>
>
> The moderators only have one chair? :)
Yes, but it's a big, fancy one. ...
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Re: Ex cathedra: Use of signatures
27 Oct 2009 15:37:05 +0000
Simon Brooke <stillyet+nntp@googlemail.com> writes:
> This is posted on behalf of the moderators as a whole. Followups are set,
> please observe this.
<snip>
The moderators only have one chair? :)
Matthew
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Re: To celebrate the new group
27 Oct 2009 15:00:24 GMT
On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:08:18 +0000, Tom Crispin wrote:
> On 27 Oct 2009 13:32:07 GMT, Simon Brooke <stillyet+nntp@googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>The first group don't need an explanation and the second won't accept
>>one (or believe one if given) so explanations just erode the signal to
>>noise ratio and have n ...
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Re: To celebrate the new group
27 Oct 2009 13:32:07 GMT
On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:56:39 +0000, The Todal wrote:
> I hesitate to criticise the moderators of another group. But I suppose
> this is a forum where experience ought to be shared.
As a new member of a new moderation panel, I'm definitely prepared to
listen to the voice of experience.
> Some of the difficu ...
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Re: To celebrate the new group
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:59:48 -0500
On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:48:17 +0000,
Just zis Guy, you know? <guy.chapman@spamcop.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:56:39 -0000, "The Todal" <deadmailbox@beeb.net>
> wrote:
>
>>d) whether troublesome posters should be treated more strictly than others.
>>Surely they should not be. Troublesome is a ...
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