1. Forum
  2. Usenet
  3. NEWS.GROUPS

  • Seeking Additional Moderators for rec.radio.amateur.moderated and rec.r

    From rec.radio.amateur.moderated Admin@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 23 14:09:39 2022
    (This would also be a great opportunity for someone interested in how
    Usenet newsgroup moderation in general, and moderation software tools in particular, works.)


    The moderation teams of the rec.radio.amateur.moderated and
    rec.radio.info newsgroups on Usenet are seeking additional qualified
    people to serve as moderators. Moderation is assisted by automation and web-based moderation software. Duties generally involve reading up to a
    few articles a day, and pushing buttons to approve or reject them. This
    modest workload is shared by a collaborative team.

    Desired qualifications include:

    - Internet access, including Usenet, web, and e-mail.

    - Ability to follow the moderated newsgroups and check e-mail at least
    once daily (vacations and leaves of absence accommodated).

    - A sincere interest in radio.

    - Support of moderated newsgroups in principle.

    - A non-anonymous identity, including a real last name or callsign, and
    a routable e-mail address.

    - A verifiable record of good conduct on the newsgroups going back at
    least 6 months.

    (We will also consider a similar record of good conduct on QRZ, eHam,
    Reddit, or other forums.)

    - Willingness to be a "team player" who follows moderation team
    consensus.

    If you are interested in becoming a moderator, or have additional
    questions about moderating, please don't hesitate to contact us at rec-radio-amateur-moderated-request@panix.com (the default Reply-To: of
    this message).

    --
    rec.radio.amateur.moderated Admin

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Steve Bonine@21:1/5 to rec.radio.amateur.moderated Admin on Sat Jul 23 10:35:25 2022
    rec.radio.amateur.moderated Admin wrote:

    Desired qualifications include:

    - A non-anonymous identity, including a real last name or callsign, and
    a routable e-mail address.

    I find it amusing that a person with a non-anonymous identity is
    requested to respond to a post from an anonymous identity.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From rec.radio.amateur.moderated Admin@21:1/5 to Steve Bonine on Sat Jul 23 17:43:47 2022
    In <tbh4fu$3uviu$1@dont-email.me> Steve Bonine <spb@pobox.com> writes:

    rec.radio.amateur.moderated Admin wrote:

    Desired qualifications include:

    - A non-anonymous identity, including a real last name or callsign, and
    a routable e-mail address.

    I find it amusing that a person with a non-anonymous identity is
    requested to respond to a post from an anonymous identity.


    https://www.panix.com/~rram/usenet/moderators.html


    Our principal concern in vetting volunteers is that we as a moderation
    team know who they are. Public moderation actions are taken as a team,
    from a team account. We find that this generally keeps things civil and on-topic, avoiding personal criticism and attacks.

    --
    rec.radio.amateur.moderated Admin

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Steve Bonine@21:1/5 to rec.radio.amateur.moderated Admin on Sun Jul 24 11:34:22 2022
    rec.radio.amateur.moderated Admin wrote:
    In <tbh4fu$3uviu$1@dont-email.me> Steve Bonine <spb@pobox.com> writes:

    rec.radio.amateur.moderated Admin wrote:

    Desired qualifications include:

    - A non-anonymous identity, including a real last name or callsign, and >>> a routable e-mail address.

    I find it amusing that a person with a non-anonymous identity is
    requested to respond to a post from an anonymous identity.


    https://www.panix.com/~rram/usenet/moderators.html


    Our principal concern in vetting volunteers is that we as a moderation
    team know who they are. Public moderation actions are taken as a team,
    from a team account. We find that this generally keeps things civil and on-topic, avoiding personal criticism and attacks.

    True. But that's not the point here. You are requesting the potential moderators disclose their "real last name or callsign" when you are
    unwilling to do this yourself. The URL you supplied in the followup
    provides actual names, but that information was not included in your
    initial request for moderators. Thus my comment that I found it amusing
    that you demand to know who the responders are, but refuse to disclose
    who YOU are.

    There are times when it is appropriate to send an email from a generic
    address without identifying an individual. The action of a moderation
    team is an example of that, as you pointed out above. But there are
    also times when it is appropriate to identify the individual(s)
    involved, especially if you are demanding that the other party identify themselves. Just my opinion.

    The horse is now dead.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)