On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 1:34 AM, Tony Mechelynck
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On 17/08/10 19:04, Tony Mechelynck wrote:
>>
>> On 17/08/10 10:52, aleCodd wrote:
>>>
>>> ive been a user for months and even helped out many times, i dont see any
>>> justification that i have to wait days before my messages get approved..
>>> for example now i posted a question and i wanted to reply to somebody
>>> help
>>> but guess what? i have to wait another day for this message to go
>>> through..so i would be able hopefully get an answer by the end of the
>>> year...
>>>
>>> stop the insanity!!!
>>
>> Sorry, but it's "been there done that". The list used to be unmoderated,
>> and the result was spamming. Nowadays you see the messages from
>> whitelisted users, and you see the messages which the moderators passed
>> from first-time posters, what you don't see is the spam; and as a
>> moderator, my estimate is that among first-time posters, about 50% are
>> spammers. "The insanity" would be the porn and "internet pharmacy" spew
>> you would get if the list returned to unmoderated status.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Tony.
>
> P.S. I just blocked a post titled "U.K. and Arab teen girls lost virginity
> in first sex". aleCodd, if you want a copy of the next one, you can have one
> if you wish.
>
> John, Raúl and I would rather answer posts than block spammers, but someone
> has to do it, and when we're in bed sleeping, or in town shopping, well,
> just wait until one of us comes back. Sooner or later we will.
>
>
and I appreciate you guys for doing that! I moderate lists myself -
and I can definitely say that this is work that very often goes
unappreciated.
-jf
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