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let's recruit a moderator (Re: Why is this group called aus.important?)

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From: Werner Uhrig
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1993 12:11
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In Steve@bongo.cc.utexas.edu (Steve Bromberg) writes:
>. . . [A]nd is there life beyond Steve Jackson?
>What was that digital ritual for quittting a newsgroup?


	barf right into the middle of it?!?	:-)

	I've caught myself wishing for the group to become moderated;
	ANYONE (even the brain-dead posters we have seen lately) is
	likely to have an improving effect ...

	the alternative is to send critical email notes to posters,
	but that is like fighting mosquitos with a water pistol...
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From: werner@cs.utexas.edu (Werner Uhrig)
Newsgroups: austin.important
Subject: let's recruit a moderator (Re: Why is this group called aus.important?)
Date: 19 Feb 1993 06:11:10 -0600
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
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Summary: sending (friendly) email to the brain-dead proves ineffective
Keywords: unsubscribe