E. Jacquelin Dietz said on 10/30/02 7:06 AM: >I can think of only two options to pursue. First, I can restrict EdStat >postings to subscribers. We tried this once before and decided it was >unacceptable because approximately 2/3 of legitimate postings come from >the sci.stat.edu newsgroup, and the people who post to the newsgroup are >not EdStat subscribers. The second option, and the one I lean toward at >the moment, is to moderate the list. This would mean that every message >would come to me for approval before being posted to the list. Aside >from the obvious burden on me, the disadvantage of this is that messages >will only be posted when I am available. That means that when I go out >of town, or go to class, or sleep, etc., no messages will be posted to >EdStat. The newsgroup will continue to function as it does now. (A >third option, of course, is to just abandon the list in favor of the >newsgroup.)
I've been reading this list off and on for many years and this issue has been percolating for several years. IMO, moderation is a major pain and should be avoided. It is a *lot* of work for the moderators. The delay problems are not so great as some worry, however. (I have been involved in the moderation of a Usenet newsgroup for several years, so I'm familiar with the issues here.) I think best the next step is to make posting to the edstat list available only to subscribers. That will mean separating the list from sci.stat.edu. I don't feel that is a big deal. The world has been moving away from newsgroups towards email lists for many years because of spam and other problems. Paul . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
