While readers may think of globalchange as a relatively low traffic list, moderators realize that about 99% of the submissions are from spam robots masquerading as human nonmembers. The task of moderating the list has become quite unpleasant.
Have a look at what I mean here: http://mtobis.googlepages.com/moderatingagooglegroup What you see there is what comes in during a typical hour and a bit; we are getting about 20 times that amount daily and it is increasing. Perhaps once or twice a week a posting arrives from a nonmember that is even arguably on topic. It therefore seems necessary to limit submission to this group to enrolled members (using their enrolled email address). None of the moderators is happy about this limit in itself, but we will be pleased not to be faced with the task of picking the few sincere items out of the vile sludge that the world's spammers are spewing. If anyone has comment, especially any serious objection or useful alternative, please speak now. Most likely, the change will be made this weekend. mt --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
