I've experienced some long delays in auto-accepted postings to ukm.  Does
anyone know any reason such as spam attacks affecting Gradwell or
moderation.org.uk?

X-Posted-Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:16:49 +0000
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:40:07 +0000

X-Posted-Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:15:18 +0000
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:35:17 +0000

X-Posted-Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:29:11 +0000
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:10:06 +0000

I've only quoted the headers from some of my own postings because I can
only vouch for the accuracy of the original times in those posts.

Tony

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:57:06  
uk.net.news.moderation Anthony R. Gold 

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>I've experienced some long delays in auto-accepted postings to ukm.  Does
>anyone know any reason such as spam attacks affecting Gradwell or
>moderation.org.uk?
>
>X-Posted-Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:16:49 +0000
>Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:40:07 +0000
>
>X-Posted-Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:15:18 +0000
>Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:35:17 +0000
>
>X-Posted-Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:29:11 +0000
>Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:10:06 +0000
>
>I've only quoted the headers from some of my own postings because I can
>only vouch for the accuracy of the original times in those posts.

There appear to be delays in *some* postings getting to the mod system. 
The mod system seems to be acting in a timely manner once they get 
there.

For comparison:

Your longest delay was 6h24m or so to get to the mod system.  Once in 
the mod system it got released quickly:
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X-Posted-Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:16:49 +0000
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:40:07 +0000
Message-ID: 
X-Robomod-Trace: 3435520071121184009auto
===
ID: 34355 2007-11-21 18:40:09

The auto post before that (not including any by you) was:
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X-Posted-Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:17:51 +0000
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:25:05 +0000
Message-ID: 
X-Robomod-Trace: 3435120071121162505auto
===
all done in 8m or so.

And the one after (not including any by you):
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Message-ID: <Ft01j.27544$ib1.19079@newsfe3-win.ntli.net>
X-Posted-Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:24:05 GMT
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:25:07 +0000
X-Original-Trace: newsfe3-win.ntli.net 1195676645 80.1.80.221 (Wed, 21 
Nov 2007 20:24:05 GMT)
X-Robomod-Trace: 3435720071121202507auto
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all done in 1m or so

Was around midday on the 21st a difficult time from a sending POV? 
Let's check (excluding postings by you).
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X-Posted-Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:53:45 -0000
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:00:33 +0000
Message-ID: 
X-Robomod-Trace: 3432820071121120034auto
===
i.e. someone posted at 11h53GMT (23m before your 12h16) and got in and 
out in 7m or so.

and
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X-Posted-Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:53:14 -0000
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:55:09 +0000
Message-ID: <fi1d8c$d3b$1@news.datemas.de>
X-Robomod-Trace: 3433820071121153936NO manual
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i.e. someone posted at 13h53GMT (1h37 after your 12h16 but before your 
16h15) and got into the mod system in 2m (it was a manual so the mods 
took a further 1h45 or so for a mod to approve it).

In summary: it seem that your longest delayed post took its time getting 
to the mod system. Posts made by other people around that time got to 
the mod system in good time; note also that posts made by you after 
other people had got through quickly were also much slower.  All posts I 
checked (as well as your own) seem to have been dealt with in a timely 
manner by the mod system.

HTH from a factual POV.

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