>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). Dennis, You misunderstood me probably because I did not go into detail. All I was suggesting was that someone (and I'd volunteer if that helps) processes email from those on the moderated status list. This was not to moderate the whole list. I would guess that it would only be 1 or 2 messages a day. For example: Assume that there is a 3 month posting window. If you do not post in 3 months, you are placed on moderator status. The next message you send is held until a human moderator has confirmed the message was not spam. If the message is spam, the subscriber is removed from the list. If the message is not spam, than your posting window is extended for another 3 months. It was suppose to be a balance between maintaining the list to avoid spam and minimising the disruption to someone's social life. Anyway, ignore what I've said. What about simply forcing new subscribers to be moderated. On their first post, check the message isn't spam and then allow free posting thereafter. Nick ******************************************************************** This email and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it from your system and notify the sender. You should not copy it or use it for any purpose nor disclose or distribute its contents to any other person. ********************************************************************
