Meta: change to members only posts?

[Alan Hoyle]

Hey all,

So it appears that the vast majority of folks who participate in
discussions here go ahead and join the group. I don't have detailed
statistics, but I would estimate that something like 1/10 of the posts
that end up in the moderation queue from non-member posts are not
spam.

I propose changing the list to allow posts from members only. New
members will end up in the moderation queue until they get approved a
couple of times. People who prefer to read on the web only can sign
up and select "no-mail" for delivery. Personally, I do not think this
is a terrible barrier to entry for inclusion in these discussions.

If there aren't rampant objections this change, I'll implement it in
the next day or two.

-alan
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[alan....@gmail.com]

Since there were no objections raised, I have changed the setting on
the list. Since I made the announcement on the 13th, there were about
10 messages that came into the moderation queue. All were spam and
all but one were from non-members. The remaining spammer has been
banned. While this isn't a statistically significant sample, it is
not atypical.

Anyone is still allowed to join the group and participate, but posts
from new members are held for moderation.

-alan