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Re: Future of MTM

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On 2/7/2025 11:04 AM, Marco Moock wrote:
> Am Wed, 8 Jan 2025 22:33:28 EST
> schrieb Rick <rick@nospam.com>:
> 
>> As for the Big-8 Management Board - assuming it still functions - any
>> actions it might take would likely not be instantaneous.
> 
> Big-8 still exists - I am a member there.
> 
>> There would be some period of time where the group would still be
>> allowed to function, even if technically mis-labeled as "moderated"
>> when it's not.
>>
>> The important point is that there is really no harm in letting the
>> group go un-moderated but keeping the current name for some period of
>> time. If the choice is disbanding the group - meaning no group at all
>> - or having a less than perfect group where spammers could start
>> hitting the group but regular users could also keep posting for some
>> period of time, I still think having some version of the group is
>> better than no group at all.
> 
> This just creates more confusion.
> misc.taxes exists - already unmoderated.
> 
> ========================================= MODERATOR'S COMMENT:
> Thank you for contributing.
> 

I haven't checked in a while, but the last time I went to misc.taxes, it 
had gotten overrun with spam and was completely unusable.  Clearly, 
misc.taxes.moderated does not get spam, mainly because it is moderated, 
but also perhaps partially because spammers tend to ignore groups that 
have the "moderated" label.

My only point was that if the choice is having misc.taxes.moderated go 
out of business because no one is available to moderate it, or to just 
let it run for the forseeable future with the "moderated" nomenclature 
in the name only, what's the harm?

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        Re: Future of MTM Rick <rick@nospam.com> - 2025-01-08 22:33 -0500
          Re: Future of MTM Marco Moock <mm+usenet-es@dorfdsl.de> - 2025-02-07 11:04 -0500
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