Etaoin Shrdlu <[email protected]> writes:

> Robert E. Seastrom wrote:
>
>> Martin Hannigan <[email protected]> writes:
>
>>>So the list is delayed for people to examine posts and let them
>>>through after they've been read or is that something specific to a
>>>poster?
>
>> A post that I made earlier today did a round trip of two minutes and
>> four seconds.  The last message Jo sent to the list took slightly over
>> 9 minutes.  One that you sent earlier today was also a shade under 10
>> minutes.
>
>> The empirical evidence suggests that there is no delay-for-approval
>> mechanism in place.
>
> As much as I hate to say it, it's still certainly possible that some 
> people are moderated. Mailman makes it easy (btdt).

As former Chair of the MLC, let me point out that getting MLC members
to actually deal with moderating people who are actively being a pain
in the ass is highly difficult, let alone preemptive moderation that
requires more or less constant attention.  This is not a reflection on
the current make-up of the MLC, it is just human nature to not take
action until the pain is actually *bad*, particularly in volunteer
organizations where stuff is mostly-working-OK.

I'll also join others in observing that we don't see any evidence of
preemptive moderation of those whom many of us fervently wish would
receive same.

-r


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