Art Clemons wrote:

There used to be regular posting on usenet featuring how to charter a
newsgroup, however let me note that since you can moderate said newsgroup,
the MODERATOR gets to choose what is and what is not allowable in a
moderated newsgroup.

Thanks, but it's really not my call, it's up to the participants. I try to
cater to the wishes of the people who participate. I actually participate a
lot less now than I did when Bill was alive and moderating the group.

At the same time from past experience, if some troll

It's eminently unfair to call Meyer Gottesman a troll. He's not.

is sufficiently motivated, nothing will stop said troll posting even in a
moderated newsgroup thanks to braindead software

More like a flaw in the NNTP protocol, but yeah, I get your idea.

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