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On Jun 10, 6:17 pm, Mark Roberts <babcast-propo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> For your newsgroups file:
> ba.broadcast.moderated          Bay Area TV/Radio issues.  (Moderated)
>
> From the original 1992 ba.broadcast charter by Eliot Lear
> <l...@yeager.corp.sgi.com>:
>
> "This group is here for discussions, comments and program reminders about
> broadcast media in the San Francisco Bay Area, both radio and
> television.  It also includes cable systems and TVRO/BCRO in the SF Bay
> Area.  It does not include scanner, ham radio or other action here in
> the SF Bay Area; these may be addressed in another newsgroup at another
> time.  Issues of national interest should be posted to one of the groups
> in rec.arts.tv or rec.radio."
>
> Proposed 2009 updates to original ba.broadcast charter for
> ba.broadcast.moderated:
>
> The purpose of the newsgroup is to discuss the practice of broadcasting,
> including programming, sales and management, engineering, broadcast
> technology, and emerging trends and technologies in broadcasting and
> related media.
>
> This group is intended as a moderated alternative to the existing
> newsgroup ba.broadcast.  Moderation will be utilized to enforce civil
> tone and on-topic content, including rejection of inappropriate
> articles, and closing of existing threads if they become sufficiently
> uncivil or off-topic.  Uncivil tone includes insults, name-calling, and
> other ad hominem attacks.  Off-topic content includes that not
> reasonably related to the practice of broadcasting in the Bay Area.  For
> example, articles that discuss how a radio host runs his or her show
> would be considered on-topic.  Articles that are entirely about the
> contents of radio or TV shows (except in those instances where the
> subject matter is actually about radio or TV) would be considered
> off-topic.  Such articles should instead be submitted to
> alternative forums.

I tried to reply to this yesterday; sorry if it shows up twice:

The goal is to have a ba.broadcast group with a high signal-to-noise
ratio. Participants in the chi.* hierarchy solved the problem a
different way. One of the participants set up a server to propagate
new, local groups. Trustworthy participants were invited to join, and
given the password. Participants had to use newsreaders that didn't
balk at multiple newshosts, of course.

Now, Mr. Higdon had volunteered to let people dispossessed by att use
his newsserver. All that he would have to do to achieve the effect of
a moderated newsgroup, is create a local newsgroup on his server, say,
"kome.broadcast", and give the password to trusted people.
Participants could reimburse John for his costs.

No one would have to pay a hosting company, or take on the task of
reading messages. If an invitee abused the privilege, he could be
booted off. The password would be changed, and the new password sent
to the good guys. Participants could reimburse John for his costs.