"Harry Brogan" <hbrogan57@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:bvder39pm2dsegm1f0nt35eaqqsclmusqn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:44:19 -0600, Tom Sherman
> <sunsetss0003@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>Jon Bendtsen wrote:
>>> Harry Brogan wrote:
>>>> Myself and a couple of other folks have started a YAHOO recumbent
>>>> group. I thought I would post the link and see if anyone else would
>>>> be interested in checking ot out.
>>>>
>>>> This is a MODERATED group and spamming, flaming, and uneeded comments
>>>> will NOT BE TOLERATED. (((ATTN: YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE)))
>>>
>>> Why not just make this group moderated?
>>>
>>rec.bicycles.off-road went from an open forum to a moderated newsgroup,
>>in an attempt to ban a certain poster (with the initials MV). The
>>moderators had higher priorities in life that reviewing posts, so it
>>ended up taking longer and longer for legitimate posts to appear.
>>However, the spam posts come through just fine. See
>><http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.off-road/topics?hl=en>
for
>>how successful the group has become.
>>
>>What little is left of value in alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent would
>>disappear with moderation.
>>
>>There is a moderated forum for recumbent topics, but it is a dull place,
>>with a self-congratulatory clique and the nanny moderators sucking the
>>life out. Some fates are worse than the death of a forum.
>
>
> Posts that are made with even half-way decent intentions will be
> posted and, with three moderators available and a couple more on the
> way, the posts will be kept current.
Hey, Harry, you are getting too many cooks in the kitchen. Before you know
it all your moderators will be quarrelling among themselves. Besides,
intentions are extremely difficult to gauge, especially when you are
dealing
with anyone who is not an idiot.
> The group was originally started as a way for local ((Lincoln,
> Nebraska)) recumbent riders could have a place to post.
I wonder how many recumbent cyclists there are in Lincoln. I would guess
not
many.
> The offer was made here for the same reason. So folks could share
> information with other riders out there without the hassle of looking
> at posts containing drivel.
>
> There is a wealth of information out there that can and IS shared.
> For me it got to the point wher I was sick and tired of seeing posts
> by certain people who, evidently, had nothing better to do than to try
> and get a rise out of folks. Even putting these people on a **PLONK**
> list didn't seem to hel because folks would respond with quotes.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil! Jeez, Harry is a monkey!
> I rarely, if ever, respond to posts like that and, with this group, I
> don't even have to take a chance on alowing someone into the group.
I am always delighted to get rid of as many ARBR assholes as possible. But
moderated groups are a lot of work and old Harry is not up to managing
anything other than his own ass. Alas, they will all be back before you
know
it - and I will still be here to kick their sorry asses.
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
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