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<p>Created page with &#039;&lt;pre&gt; From: Tim Skirvin &lt;tskirvin@killfile.org&gt; Subject: RFD: news.admin.moderation moderated Newsgroups: news.admin.announce, news.announce.newgroups, news.groups.proposals, ne…&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;pre&gt;<br /> From: Tim Skirvin &lt;tskirvin@killfile.org&gt;<br /> Subject: RFD: news.admin.moderation moderated<br /> Newsgroups: news.admin.announce, news.announce.newgroups,<br /> news.groups.proposals, news.software.nntp, news.admin.net-abuse.policy<br /> Followup-To: news.groups.proposals<br /> Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:03:02 -0600<br /> Organization: http://www.big-8.org/<br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)<br /> moderated group news.admin.moderation<br /> <br /> This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the creation of the<br /> moderated Usenet newsgroup, news.admin.moderation.<br /> <br /> <br /> NEWSGROUPS LINE: news.admin.moderation<br /> <br /> news.admin.moderation Moderated Usenet newsgroups. (Moderated)<br /> <br /> <br /> RATIONALE: news.admin.moderation<br /> <br /> Currently, newsgroup moderation is discussed primarily in meta-discussions<br /> throughout the Big-8 hierarchies, especially in news.groups.* and<br /> news.admin.net-abuse.*. However, none of these newsgroups is truly<br /> appropriate for these discussions. A dedicated newsgroup would help<br /> consolidate and nurture these conversations.<br /> <br /> <br /> CHARTER:<br /> <br /> news.admin.moderation is a moderated newsgroup for discussion of topics<br /> of interest to both moderators and users of moderated newsgroups. Some<br /> suitable topics for discussion include:<br /> <br /> * how to be a good/neutral/effective moderator<br /> * problems using moderation software<br /> * &quot;moderation ethics&quot;<br /> * developing appropriate moderation policies and implementations<br /> * methods for filling vacancies in a moderation team<br /> * evaluation of moderation software<br /> <br /> Unsuitable topics include:<br /> <br /> * personal complaints about individual moderators<br /> * proposals for new moderated newsgroups, or to unmoderate existing<br /> groups<br /> <br /> <br /> MODERATION POLICY: news.admin.moderation<br /> <br /> news.admin.moderation is robot-moderated. The robot will automatically<br /> approve and post messages that:<br /> <br /> * Are not crossposted.<br /> * Are not excessively quoted.<br /> * Contain no (large) binaries, HTML, or other similar content types.<br /> * Are not spam, spew, or otherwise clearly inappropriate content (to be<br /> determined programmatically).<br /> <br /> A current list of posting criteria will be published regularly.<br /> <br /> Users may be blocked from posting for consistently violating the group<br /> charter, especially in regards to the &quot;unsuitable topics&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> MODERATOR INFO: news.admin.moderation<br /> <br /> Technical Moderator: Tim Skirvin &lt;skirv@big-8.org&gt;<br /> <br /> I (Tim) am willing, but not excited, to write and run the moderation<br /> &#039;bot for news.admin.moderation. Other volunteers would be welcome.<br /> <br /> I also welcome discussion as to whether or not this group should be<br /> moderated at all.<br /> <br /> <br /> Article Submissions: news-admin-moderation@killfile.org<br /> Administrative Contact: news-admin-moderation-request@killfile.org<br /> <br /> <br /> PROCEDURE:<br /> <br /> For more information on the newsgroup creation process, please see:<br /> <br /> http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:creation<br /> <br /> Those who wish to influence the development of this RFD and its final<br /> resolution should subscribe to news.groups.proposals and participate in the<br /> relevant threads in that newsgroup. This is both a courtesy to groups in<br /> which discussion of creating a new group is off-topic as well as the best<br /> method of making sure that one&#039;s comments or criticisms are heard.<br /> <br /> All discussion of active proposals should be posted to news.groups.proposals.<br /> To this end, the &#039;Followup-To&#039; header of this RFD has been set to this group.<br /> <br /> If desired by the readership of closely affected groups, the discussion<br /> may be crossposted to those groups, but care must be taken to ensure<br /> that all discussion appears in news.groups.proposals as well.<br /> <br /> We urge those who would like to read or post in the proposed newsgroup<br /> to make a comment to that effect in this thread; we ask proponents to<br /> keep a list of such positive posts with the relevant message ID<br /> (e.g., Barney Fife, &lt;4JGdnb60fsMzHA7ZnZ2dnUVZ_rWdnZ2d@sysmatrix.net&gt;).<br /> Such lists of positive feedback for the proposal may constitute good<br /> evidence that the group will be well-used if it is created.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> DISTRIBUTION:<br /> <br /> This document has been posted to the following newsgroups:<br /> <br /> news.announce.newgroups<br /> news.groups.proposals<br /> news.admin.announce<br /> news.software.nntp<br /> news.admin.net-abuse.policy<br /> <br /> The proponent will also post pointers to:<br /> <br /> moderators@isc.org mailing list<br /> <br /> <br /> PROPONENT:<br /> <br /> Tim Skirvin &lt;tskirvin@killfile.org&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> CHANGE HISTORY:<br /> <br /> 2007-02-22 1st RFD<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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