Re: this group needs to me moderated

hhc314_at_yahoo.com
Date: 02/27/05 

Date: 26 Feb 2005 20:23:03 -0800

I agree with you 100%. Unfortunately, to the best of my knowledge
there is no mechanism to convert an existing unmoderated newsgroup to a
moderated one.

Sadly, many other newsgroups have undergone the same fate as
sci.physics thanks to today's nearly unlimited Usenet access by the
unwashed masses! The S/N ratio on some of the "craft" oriented
newsgroups remain readable, but even on these the noise level is
steadily increasing. (Evidently the real wackos are less attracted to
these than to the science hierarchy -- go figure.)

I believe that the only viable solution would be to create a moderated
equivalent of the original sci.physics, say sci.physics.moderated, but
even then the availability of a dedicated moderator or team of
moderators would be problematic because of the time and qualification
such a responsibility would entail.

Given the above, I believe that the future of Usenet is for the most
part predictably bleak. This is evidenced by the fact that good news
servers have already become increasingly rare, with more vanishing each
day.

Is there a solution short of the reincarnation of CANCELBOTS? If there
is, please offer a suggestion.

Harry C.

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