In article <33cad66f.16444718 at gym-news.tpgi.com.au>, Ted
<pedersen at spiderweb.com.au> wrote:
>> Please explain how "moderation" works. I appologise for my ignorance
> in this matter.
>> Ted
Ted,
moderation works in that all posts to bionet.microbiology will have to
be screened manually for content by the moderators before they appear
on the web. While not fool-proof, this will lead to a reduction of
unrelated or unsuitable messages, such as spam. A few newsgroups have
moderation status. The advantages are that one has to deal with less
unrelated posts, the disadvantages are that moderation will cause a
delay in the message appearing on the net.
My repeated requests to the folks at bio-net.net to establish
moderation status have gone unanswered, which is annoying because I
already have assembled a team of moderators ready and willing to
perform this service to our community.
Sincerely,
Martin Latterich
bionet.microbiology Discussion Leader
