On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 03:53:48AM +1300, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 09:31:19AM -0500, John Hasler wrote: > > Chris Bannister writes: > > > I thought there was a difference between a closed list (only > > > subscribers can post) and a moderated list (each post is scrutinised > > > for eligibility) --- or have I got the wrong end of the stick? > > > > This list is evidently open and mechanically moderated. Anyone can try > > to post but some users and/or subjects may be silently dropped. > > I was responding to "the list is not moderated; anyone can post" > statement. But I see where this is heading. > > If someone posts a post and a moderator drops it, is it still posted? > I reckon it is. I think of post as sending the message off, not posting > it on the wall, just like posting a letter.
On second thoughts, this seems wrong. The analogy falls apart here, otherwise "only subscribers can post" doesn't make sense. I still maintain there is a huge difference between a closed list and a moderated list, though. -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20141014151544.GA29551@tal
