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In article <DsFuHJ.Fqu@freenet.akron.oh.us>,
Deanie Richards <deanie@freenet.akron.oh.us> wrote:
>Skip Watson (ciaran@phoenix.aldhfn.org) wrote:
>: Deanie Richards (deanie@freenet.akron.oh.us) wrote:
>: : Does anyone know what the purpose of akr.misc is? It seems to me to be	
>
>: 	The charter was just posted recently. It describes the akr.misc
>: purpose which is for discussing Akron and *not* for posting ads. Actually
>: it specifically prohibits ads.
>
>Hi Skip:
>I don't know how this can be curtailed, and if you can make a script
>to hinder it, then start scripting!
>My own thought is that topics referring to Akron should be about Akron.
>There is so much news and items of interest people could post, which
>would be informative or amusing, etc. I look in akr.misc for just such
>items and am yet again greeted with "$$$$ for you, READ NOW!!!!!" etc.
>
>Is there any way that posts can be censored as to sender, before they
>are posted? Such as something like anyone from our freenet or surround-
>ing ones could put their ID in the subject line also, and if a poster's
>ID/address isn't in the subject line, then it would autmatically deleted?
>No ID would indicate (most likely) a far-way sales poster.
>
>I wouldn't mind putting my ID in the subject line with the subject if
>that kind of system could be developed...
>
>Well, thank you for giving your thoughts on this matter. If you can
>do something to make akr.misc and similar topics more Akron-ish, I
>will be glad and am sure many others will be too!

   We already have a system like that... read the newsgroup charter
and especially the section about VoxPopMod...  if three people send
a message (correctly formatted) asking that a post be canceled, it
will be... automatically. 

   What's been happening is that two or three people will send in
cancel suggestions, but not a third, so I've been canceling these
things myself once a week or so as 'retroactive moderator'.

   I would really rather let everyone else do this... I've got too
many other things to do!  :-)

Best wishes,
Dick

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