X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,ff4ed0ea99b515e4 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: f9437,ff4ed0ea99b515e4 X-Google-Attributes: gidf9437,public X-Google-Thread: 110f55,ff4ed0ea99b515e4 X-Google-Attributes: gid110f55,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-05-24 12:42:26 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!hookup!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!msuinfo!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!giaeb!dljar1 From: dljar1@giaeb.cc.monash.edu.au (Dwayne Jarvis) Newsgroups: news.groups,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Subject: Re: VOTING: rec.arts.ascii ( MODERATED ) Date: 24 May 94 16:51:36 GMT Organization: Monash University Lines: 35 Message-ID: References: <2r3292$rm@ns.mcs.kent.edu> <2rgtgb$kjl@agate.berkeley.edu> <2righg$sfc@gagme.wwa.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: giaeb.cc.monash.edu.au X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #4 (NOV) Xref: bga.com news.groups:14997 alt.ascii-art:8294 alt.binaries.pictures.ascii:577 >Some of us are _already_ on "user pays" systems. In New Zealand all >users are charged for all traffic, both incoming and outgoing, in >addition to the connection fees to the access site. I understand >that Australia is soon to introduce a similar system. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! Geez I hope not! Actually, it may have already started. Just 3 days ago we were banned from all FTP/telnet/talk activity. That sux! >Astonishing as it may sound the traffic charge has just been reduced >here from $15 per megabyte to $10 per megabyte because of some $10 per meg!!!??? Wow! If I were paying that, I'd be asking for moderators ;). >In my opinion Internet is a much better place without Moderators >except for very exceptional administrative and/or technical >newsgroups. >Tell you what - I don't want to pay one cent to have Moderators >elected to Internet newsgroups. Moderators get their reward by the >status they achieve as net.personalities. >newsgroup, I am gradually coming to the conclusion that you are >more interested in Moderating and Net Administration than in ASCII-ART. Eeek. Without wishing to speak for Bob, I know for a fact that he didn't jump at the chance to moderate. There was a search conducted to try and find someone willing and able, and when no one was found, Bob was almost "pushed" into it. Even then he had to think through the feasability (sp). Big sigs are one thing, but that above comment is another. Row.