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- From: jfurr@nyx.cs.du.edu (Joel Furr)
- Subject: Re: Rec.arts.cinema : rmgroup?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.140135.2335@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- References: <1992Dec30.190115.12558@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> <C04FtH.MLx@polaris.async.vt.edu> <1992Dec31.133214.21063@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 14:01:35 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec31.133214.21063@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> ecl@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (Evelyn C. Leeper) writes:
- >In article <C04FtH.MLx@polaris.async.vt.edu> jfurr@polaris.async.vt.edu (J. Furr) writes:
- >> In article <1992Dec30.190115.12558@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> geoffb@Dartmouth.EDU writes:
- >> >In <1992Dec28.133402.15296@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> jfurr@nyx.cs.du.edu (JKF) writes:
- >> >>If memory serves, there is no way to "unmoderate" a newsgroup effectively,
- >> >>since some news software programs out there won't ever acknowledge it and
- >> >>CAN'T acknowledge it. David Lawrence has said that basically what you
- >> >>have to do is rmgroup the group and then make a new one if people want.
- >> >
- >> >If my memory serves, you can send out a control message with a new
- >> >moderator with somewhat better results, can't you? I seem to remember this
- >> >coming up during the recent discussion of rec.arts.erotica.
- >>
- >> I don't recall it ever actually happening. Usually someone says "well, DO
- >> it" and nothing ever gets done and a year later someone's asking why no
- >> posts ever appear in the given group.
- >
- >I also have tried to contact Manavendra, with no response. He's
- >probably left MIT but his login is still sitting there.
- >
- >The first step (IMHO) is for someone to volunteer to replace him as
- >moderator. I would then suggest that this be posted to news.groups for
- >discussion with the understanding that if no objections are heard, this
- >will take effect in thirty days. Then send out the message (assuming
- >of course that someone knows how to do it).
-
- Unfortunately, I don't think it works like that. I've read here in
- news.groups many times that the *only* way to fix a munged moderatorship
- is to rmgroup the group *entirely* and start it over as a new group with a
- new moderator or without a moderator at all. Any other discussion, offers
- to moderate, etc. etc. ignores the way news software works at many sites.
-