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From: "Achim Recktenwald, PhD" <achim@ibex.ca>
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Subject: Re: Moderation
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 1997 08:25:05 -0500
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Benno ter Kuile wrote:
> 
> >Athel and I have been considering converting this group to moderated
> >status.  Let me make one thing clear: moderation will be used soley to
> >prevent $$$MAKE MONEY FAST$$$ spams and its relatives.  It in no way
> >constitutes censorship, and is no less reasonable that the Department
> >of Transport insisting that all vehicles must meet minimum safety
> >standards.
> 
> >... John H Woods
> 
>         I have by now spent by far more time reading about moderation than
> I have spend over the years deleting the invariably easily identifiable
> junk.
> 
> Benno ter Kuile


How many posts are in this group per month? Not too many, so why bother
with moderation.

Achim

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