RE: [GO] list archives turning up on google - FAO Admin
I apologise that I didn't specifically mention that the messages would be googleable. It seemed to be obvious to me, as did the fact that they would be publicly available. That *is* the point of mail.archive.com. However, I did say "let's see how this goes", so as it is obviously not acceptable to everyone we'll turn it off, and look for another way of making the archives searchable. I do agree that privacy should have priority over convenience. Anita > > > More than anything I object to (am furious about?) the fact > that this has been done without our being told. Anita's > message says nothing about public availability. I for one > won't be posting again > > NickyW -- Girlsown mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] For self-administration and access to archives see http://home.it.net.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/girlsown For FAQs see http://www.club-web.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/girlsown/faq-0.htm
[GO] ADMIN: moderation
Do you know that when I announced the moderation policy I seriously thought it might never be invoked! Please address all questions about the moderation policy to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (This will include all admins) All discussion of the US elections should cease now. Claire's unfortunate post to the list will be dealt with off-line. A note of hope...another list I'm on had a similar incident. We are still going two years later. Anita -- Girlsown mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] For self-administration and access to archives see http://home.it.net.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/girlsown For FAQs see http://www.club-web.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/girlsown/faq-0.htm
RE: [GO] Getting OT? GO Admin
As the person who made the proposal, then announced it, I need to say that it is intended as a last resort. This is not about the normal OT discussions, which have been a part of girlsown since day 3, I think. This is about a temporary sanction to be used when people ignore the list admin's request to stop a discussion. That happens very rarely as it is, and having the request ignored is even rarer. The Uber-Prefect and admin group is unchanged and there are no plans to change the way the group works - when it works. A person who is being moderated can still post to the list, but their posts will be checked to ensure they aren't continuing a discussion that should have stopped. They will be notified when a post is being held and again if a post is being rejected. So, yes, Diane, this is censorship. But it is not secret censorship. There is a group of admins, so a person who felt they were being unfairly censored would have a group of people who they could appeal to. Some of the moderated newsgroups on the net have set up unbelievably elaborate moderation systems, including appeals and oversight committees, and alternate non-moderated groups and websites where rejected posts can be viewed. I don't think girlsown needs this - for the most part it is a group which is remarkably free from conflict. Anita -- Girlsown mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] For self-administration and access to archives see http://home.it.net.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/girlsown For FAQs see http://www.club-web.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/girlsown/faq-0.htm
[GO] ADMIN: new moderation policy
Dear girlsown, I'm popping up briefly to announce a new girlsown administration policy. When the Head Prefect (or other admin person) has asked that a discussion be stopped, or declared it off-limits we will allow a reasonable amount of time for the announcement to percolate through everyone's email systems. If, after that time, a list member continues to post on that subject we will change their list status to "moderated". This means that all their posts will be held pending administration approval. Moderation will give list admins the ability to enforce the request to stop a discussion. Anything the list member posts which is still on topic will be approved as soon as possible. Unacceptable posts will be rejected with an explanation sent to the poster. I would expect that the moderation period would be something like a week. May I emphasise that moderation is intended to be a tool to help us control discussions which have got out of hand. It is something that will happen behind the scenes. A list member who is being moderated will be notified each time a post is held for approval. They may notice a delay in posts appearing on the list if an administrator is not available right away. Girlsown administrators will be notified that there is a post waiting for approval. The general list should not notice anything at all. I have set my own status to moderated, so this message has passed through the moderation process. (Exciting! While the message was waiting for approval, I was notified AND I was offered the opportunity to cancel the message. This is the second time I'm sending this message out.) Thanks to all girlsown members for maintaining such a great list atmosphere 99.999% of the time. Anita Graham -- Girlsown mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] For self-administration and access to archives see http://home.it.net.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/girlsown For FAQs see http://www.club-web.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/girlsown/faq-0.htm
RE: [GO] Archive download format
I have subscribed girlsown to the mail-archive. This means that it should now start receiving girlsown mail, and begin archiving it (and making it searchable) in a few days. Let's see how it goes Anita > In an attempt to find out if there are any scripts out there, > that will let you import Mailman archives to another database > - to make them searchable, I came across some of Mailman's > archives - which are searchable e.g. > http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ - > Anita, do you know if the powers that be have thought of > adding that bit to the archiving software, as I'd have > thought that it would be of benefit to other users of other > lists on the server, not just us! -- Girlsown mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] For self-administration and access to archives see http://home.it.net.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/girlsown For FAQs see http://www.club-web.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/girlsown/faq-0.htm
