I haven't heard from her since last June but that isn't to say she isn't
still lurking. I can't really recall the last time we had had an issue
like this so we want to be sure we're not changing something that works
based on an exception.
CB
On 3/31/15 7:44 AM, Donna Goodin wrote:
Hi Chris,
thanks for the info. If you're still in touch with Cara at all, you might
suggest that if she's no longer engaged with this list, she might want to pass
the mod hat onto someone else.
Cheers,
Donna
On Mar 30, 2015, at 9:06 AM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
<macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:
I know Cara Quinn was the one who set me up to do the account admin stuff. Whom
else besides here I don't know.
As far as I know this list is moderated under a 'management by exception'
process. Generally all messages sent get immediately distributed to all
members. This makes the list very responsive 24x7 as nobody has to wait for a
moderator to get around to approving their posts. This also means a bad actor
can temporarily post junk, but overall it's worked well for years.
CB
On 3/30/15 1:49 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
Chris,
Thank you! I was 100% confident that you would get to the bottom of this.
Please might I ask going forward who the actual moderator(s) are?
There is no need for you to apologize, as far as I see things. You simply were
doing your job, and you have a life outside this list. Those who expected you
to instantly do something frankly are the ones who were out of line, in my not
so humble opinion.
Anyway, as I said, thank you for doing this. It is very much appreciated.
Chris.
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To: "MacVisionaries" <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 12:20 AM
Subject: Moderation of the list
Wanted to let you all know that the account in question is now blocked
from the list. I should point out a couple things:
1. I'm not the moderator, I just help out with registering new users, as
many of you already know. By nature of that role I can also help folks
out by fiddling with their accounts. While I may be overstepping my
role, it was obvious to me that this cup of sewage was spoiling our
barrel of wine.
2. I went through the history of postings from when the account was
added in 2011 and the screeds of late do not seem to be of the same
person. I suspect the account somehow got hacked and the new owner
decided to have some 'fun' by trolling our list. The original poster was
usually on-topic up through December of last year and then went silent.
Suddenly he pops up on the list with 27 posts in two days of a most
unpleasant nature.
3. I'm not familiar enough with how this system works to know if we can
delete the messages. I'll poke around and find out. That won't help your
inbox but it might be some solace to the real owner of the account whose
name is now associated with the recent unpleasantness.
Sorry for not pulling the plug sooner. I'm not on my email as often on
weekends.
CB
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