The Logic Off Topic list

Thoughts from the mind of Joeri Vankeirsbilck, 26-06-2002:

>  >We should really have a urgent-logic-users@yahoogroups.com mailing list that
>>isn't moderated.
>>It could be moderatet so that people that misuse it would get banned,
>>but....You'll get the picture :)
>>What's your oppinion?
>>
>The idea is nice, but there are some issues:
>1. How to create the subscriber base? Port everyone or just mention that
>the list exists and hope many people subscribe?
>2. I wonder whether people will actually use it for urgent matters only.
>
>If we can resolve these matters, then it could be a good idea imo.

A separate group won't work imo,unless youforce everyone to subscribe 
to it -- in which case many wouldstart using it as a new unmoderated 
LUG, I'm afraid.

Would it be possible to have an [URGENT] tag in subject lines, such 
that 1) the original post marked with it passes thru unmoderated but 
2) replies are moderated as usual?
In that case, someone answering such a mail should do so privately 
(since it's urgent), people simply keeping old subject lines for new 
subjects would still be moderated (since replies are moderated), and 
all you have to worry about is those few that would misue the tag to 
get their posts through unmoderated (which should be easy eanough to 
catch and "punish").

>(I have recently switched from an azerty keyboard layout to qwerty, 
>so please disregard any typing errors in this mail)

Welcome in the regular world :-).

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