create digitalmars.D.moderated ??

Graham St Jack graham.stjack at internode.on.net
Thu Nov 22 13:36:11 PST 2007


On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:18:44 +0100, Jascha Wetzel wrote:

> Walter Bright wrote:
>> It's been proposed that a new newsgroup be created,
>> digitalmars.D.moderated. It would work like moderated newsgroups on
>> usenet do, such as comp.lang.c++.moderated. There would be 3 or 4
>> volunteer moderators (not me), who would disallow posts that were
>> off-topic, me too, spam, lacked content, or contained personal attacks.
>> Ideally, the moderated group would set the bar for the quality of the
>> messages.
>> 
>> The original newsgroups will remain as the free-for-all wild west that
>> makes them both fun and perhaps a little intimidating for some. While I
>> like the wild west approach, many others clearly find it uncomfortable.
> 
> if the moderation leads to a more compact, relevant only, yet complete
> coverage of ongoing developments, i would appreciate such a NG as a time
> saver.

I agree



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