On 12/12/2017 06:32 PM, Kathy Morgan wrote:
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> If that's the case, I would strongly recommend that you and others work
> on learning how to use a newsreader and news server. Google is very
> unsatisfactory, and as you have noted they don't filter out the spam as
> a good news server will.
Thank you for your comments and suggestions. Google was fine as a
newsgroups *reader* until about 1 year ago, when it stopped taking any
action in response to use of its "Report abuse" button. I have started
using Mozilla Thunderbird with the
nntp.aioe.org newsreader and
I am happy with its ability to filter out spam.
> Yikes! sounds like a real naming mess. I would suggest that
> comp.lang.idl-pvwave.moderated would be a much better name, since it
> would make clear that the new group is a companion to the existing
> unmoderated group.
There are reasons for removing the "pv-wave" portion of the name, but I
agree that maintaining a connection with the existing
comp.lang.idl-pvwave newsgroup (and its archive) is higher priority.
> Have you selected moderators, a moderation platform, and do your
> moderators have access to a news server which will allow them to inject
> the approved posts? If your users can't even use a newsreader, they may
> not be able to set up moderation.
I will be one moderator, and will ask for one or two volunteers once
the path to a moderated group is more clear. Most of the group
members (and me) are Linux users who are experienced with script
languages, but who never had a reason to use a newsreader. (Google
groups has the one big advantage of being automatically available on
every computer, tablet, and phone.) The description of moderation
requirements in
http://moleski.net/newsgroups/landfield/modtoc.html
seems straightforward, though I would appreciate pointers to more
up-to-date software or documentation.
i will phrase the moderation requirements to say that anything remotely
related to the newsgroup topic will be allowed. The only purpose of
the moderation is to filter our completely unrelated posts (e.g. about
Viagra or dating sites).
>
> Also be aware that even if it is approved here, Google may not carry
> your new group. I'm not sure if they are honoring Big 8 control
> messages.
For various reasons, I am guessing that there is only a 50% chance that
comp.lang.idl-pvwave-moderated will ever come to fruition, but I am
going to give it a try. --Wayne