Sheryl Rosen > wrote in message >...
> in article , The Cook at
> wrote on 12/11/03 11:28 AM:
>
> You want a moderator? You find a moderated group. There are plenty of them
> out there.

Like egullet. They sanitize posts, edit them at their own will, and
delete anything they don't like that you've said. If you're a newbie
you'll get Private Messages (that you can't disable btw) from
strangers telling you how your posts don't fit in with the thread.
Last I heard, this was a free country. You'd never know it there!
They're a bunch of food snots, but if that's your bag and you're
looking for heavy handed moderation, that board is for you (the OP).

(Carmen Dioxide) wrote in
om:

> Last I heard, this was a free country.

But the administrators may be in one of those US-financed tin-pot
dictatorships like...um...Iraq :-)

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via Baroness Williams

"Carmen Dioxide" > wrote in message
om...
>
> Like egullet. They sanitize posts, edit them at their own will, and
> delete anything they don't like that you've said.

I've heard about the random editing, but have never experienced it, myself.
I've seen references to posts being deleted, though. And if they sanitize
posts, it sure isn't evident from Tony Bourdain's posts!

>If you're a newbie
> you'll get Private Messages (that you can't disable btw) from
> strangers telling you how your posts don't fit in with the thread.

Never had that happen. The only PM I've ever gotten was a very friendly
one, much like private e-mails I've gotten here. You don't have to read
PMs, though, or respond to them. I didn't realize I had one until two days
after it had arrived.

> Last I heard, this was a free country. You'd never know it there!

They have their rules, just like other groups do.

> They're a bunch of food snots, but if that's your bag and you're
> looking for heavy handed moderation, that board is for you (the OP).

I don't find them to be snotty at all. I've had some very good discussions
there which have always remained civil and on-topic.

You're right, though. For people who want heavy-handed moderation, e-Gullet
would be better place. Usenet is not for someone who has a low tolerance
for ambiguity or who is hyper-sensitive.

I think there's a place for both :-).

rona
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