Re: [racket-users] Possible options for stopping spam

2021-12-15 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 12:54:30PM -0500, George Neuner wrote: > > Is there a way to whitelist / trust posters.  One of the other groups I > follow is moderated, but is set up so that messages from trusted posters go > straight through.  The moderator(s) only have to look at posts coming from >

Re: [racket-users] Possible options for stopping spam

2021-12-15 Thread George Neuner
Is there a way to whitelist / trust posters.  One of the other groups I follow is moderated, but is set up so that messages from trusted posters go straight through.  The moderator(s) only have to look at posts coming from untrusted sources and decide whether new posters can be trusted.

Re: [racket-users] Possible options for stopping spam

2021-12-14 Thread Sage Gerard
> Wouldn't people asking to be invited be pretty much the same moderation > burden as option 3, but with less support? I guess that's a way of saying I > lean to option 3. I see what you mean. I saw "invite-only" as the option with the most discretionary effort when volunteers are scarce,

Re: [racket-users] Possible options for stopping spam

2021-12-14 Thread David Bremner
Sage Gerard writes: > All, > > I've gained administrative privileges over this list to address the spammer. > I want to hear from others before I touch anything. > Thanks for putting effort into this. > I've been informed that an invite-only approach might not be appropriate, but > without