Am Dienstag, 7. Oktober 2014, 09:28:51 schrieb The Wanderer: > On 10/07/2014 at 02:58 AM, Joel Rees wrote: > > As Don pointed out, it's the threads that have been clipped, as it > > were, not the topics: I think it's probably just as well, as those > > threads themselves were started by either a sockpuppet or someone who > > had lost control of himself, and the threads were counterproductive. > > > > > > > > So I can say, "systemd!" here, > > > > > > > > And this post will still not be blocked. > > And that's fair enough in its way. (Though it does unfairly also hit > subthreads which were not on the same topic anymore, but I can see where > trying to be fine-grained enough to comb out one but not the other might > well be more trouble than it would be worth.) > > But it should still be accompanied by a public announcement that such > action is being taken, with at least a vague indication of which > thread(s) are being so filtered - and/or a system of automated replies > (possibly rate-limited to stymie DoS efforts) to any attempt to reply to > such a thread, explaining the situation. > > Doing such moderation silently, without comment or explanation, is just > not cricket.
I agree with that. I assumed there would be no moderation on the list in any way. -- Martin 'Helios' Steigerwald - http://www.Lichtvoll.de GPG: 03B0 0D6C 0040 0710 4AFA B82F 991B EAAC A599 84C7
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