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 whether your signature
>  file is suitable for this group.'

Isn't "ex cathedra" and "on behalf of the moderators" an oxymoron?

My understanding is that "ex cathedra", by definition, has to come
from one person, literally, "from the chair".
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On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:22:12 +0000, Tom Crispin
<kije.remove@this.bit.freeuk.com.munge> 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 whether your signature
>>  file is suitable for this group.'
>
>Isn't "ex cathedra" and "on behalf of the moderators" an oxymoron?
>
>My understanding is that "ex cathedra", by definition, has to come
>from one person, literally, "from the chair".

http://www.clickdocs.co.uk/glossary/ex-cathedra.htm
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