0ffh Wrote:

> 
> Hi, all!
> 
> As yesterday I registered 16-18 emails between 22:37 and about 01:45
> and today it is so very calmn, I have decided to fill this void with
> senseless gibberish, as is to be expected of me... =)
> I hope nobody is afraid to write anything anymoar. So I have decided
> to blatantly violate the peace and quietness during these few hours,
> to test if it brings me any flames! Don't feed the Troll, unless the
> silence lasts! Heeeh!
> 
> Hi to all D NGers, D IRCers, everyone who releases code, and Walter!
> 
> regards, frank

That's the nicest troll message I've ever read, that's for sure! :D

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Alexander Panek

On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:55:58 +0100, 0ffh wrote:

> 
> Hi, all!
> 
> As yesterday I registered 16-18 emails between 22:37 and about 01:45
> and today it is so very calmn, I have decided to fill this void with
> senseless gibberish, as is to be expected of me... =)
> I hope nobody is afraid to write anything anymoar. So I have decided
> to blatantly violate the peace and quietness during these few hours,
> to test if it brings me any flames! Don't feed the Troll, unless the
> silence lasts! Heeeh!
> 
> Hi to all D NGers, D IRCers, everyone who releases code, and Walter!
> 
> regards, frank

That wouldn't make it into digitalmars.D.moderated :p

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

Alexander Panek wrote:
> 0ffh Wrote:
> [nice troll]
> That's the nicest troll message I've ever read, that's for sure! :D

Thanks for feeding the troll! :)
I wonder if it might be construed that it would be a fair compromise
if everyone who writes off topic, in reply to whatever posting, marked
the subject with the literal "off topic" so that the posting can be
easily filtered out with a kill file (or for the tuning freaks, with
a score file). I have seen people do that here, and I think it might
be a real good idea.

regards, frank

Denton Cockburn wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:55:58 +0100, 0ffh wrote:
> 
>> [nice troll]
> 
> That wouldn't make it into digitalmars.D.moderated :p

Thanks for feeding the troll!
Yup, probably not! ;-)

regards, frank

I don't mind the flames and OT posts myself, but I do think it is unfortunate that the community should miss the input of those who refrain from posting because of it.

How feasible is it, from a communication point of view, to have all posts made in D and D.moderated sent to eachother? D.moderated would then be an exact copy of D, minus the posts that are modded away. Too much work?

[OT]If a moderated group were to be created, I hope that Andrei will reconsider posting again.

I absolutely and wholeheartedly 100% endorse the creation of a moderated group. I look forward to it. The moment its door open, I'll be there (instead of here).

One question though - why does it have to be a newsgroup? As opposed to, say, a forum. Forums are much easier to access. All you need is a web browser. But perhaps more importantly, they are easier to moderate. This is because posts can be edited and/or deleted, by the moderator, *after the event*.

From the members' point of view, it's brilliant because members would then have the ability to complain (to a moderator) about any post they see as abusive, and if the moderator agrees, then it can be removed. Essentially, this means members have redress.

From the moderators' point of view, it's also good, because it means they can get away with being a little bit lazier when things get busy, relying on members to make complaints, and knowing they can always fix things later.

"Janice Caron" <caron800@googlemail.com> wrote in message...
>I absolutely and wholeheartedly 100% endorse the creation of a
> moderated group. I look forward to it. The moment its door open, I'll
> be there (instead of here).

Then we can look forward to some of your posts being moderated :)

Kris wrote:
> "Janice Caron" <caron800@googlemail.com> wrote in message...
>> I absolutely and wholeheartedly 100% endorse the creation of a
>> moderated group. I look forward to it. The moment its door open, I'll
>> be there (instead of here).
> 
> Then we can look forward to some of your posts being moderated :) 
> 
> 

And yours too!

Lutger wrote:
> I don't mind the flames and OT posts myself, but I do think it is unfortunate that the community should miss the input of those who refrain from posting because of it.
> 
> How feasible is it, from a communication point of view, to have all posts made in D and D.moderated sent to eachother? D.moderated would then be an exact copy of D, minus the posts that are modded away. Too much work?

I certainly hope not. And I certainly hope we don't go for the webnews
option, because I'm seriously considering to switch my newsreader, and
add certain words and phrases to the score file it will have; and I do
not neccessarily mean the phrase "off topic".

regards, frank