Brandon, Nicholas (UK) wrote:
So +1 for moderated posting status *only* if its done without additional
effort of the poster (human moderator?).
Brandon,
Are you volunteering for the human moderator job?
I'm sure that Dr. Richard Hipp's time is worth much more doing something
(perhaps anything) other than moderating all messages posted here. I
also think any human moderator will produce long delays in posting some
messages while they wait for a batch of message to queue up (or while
they sleep).
I think an opt in mechanism with a CAPTCHA to allow an account to
continue to post to the list that is triggered every couple of months
wouldn't be a burden to those actively posting. First time or occasional
poster would receive an email when they try to post that would require
them to pass the CAPTCHA test before their message is distributed. They
would then be authorize to post for the next N months. At the end of
that time a similar email would be sent that would require a similar
response for them to maintain their posting status.
To winnow out the dead accounts, a second opt in response to a message
that is sent every year or two. This should not be a burden for those
who only want to continue to read the list postings. If they don't reply
to this message they will be deleted from the distribution list. They
can always sign up again, or use one of the list archives instead.
Dennis Cote
