I edit PNEWS-L and only permit quoting as a preface to their
comments. Amazing how that cuts down on so much redundancy.
 
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On Sat, 2 Dec 1995, Robert Ponterio wrote:
 
> >We're now trying the tactic of fowarding every "warning: mini-disk is full"
> >message to the list, with a brief description of which logs we are zapping
> >as a consequence, and a reminder that excessive quoting and frivolous (e.g.
> >especially "me too" and "thanks" messages) are filling up archive space and
> >thus driving out substantive posts that are no longer accessible for
> >logsearches.
>
> We have taken to switching to approving all postings for a week whenever
> the "me-toos" get out of hand.  It is really less work because we read
> everything anyway, and we send off-list suggestions about nettiquette to
> posters when we see problems.  The only real difference is that the
> problems don't get to the list.  Since these "me-toos" tend to multiply
> like rabbits, preventing them form appearing cuts down on the number
> that are sent.  After things calm down, we switch back to open posting
> by subscribers.  Some subscribers who are having trouble learning to use
> our posting guidelines are set to REVIEW until it looks like they have
> figured out what we want.
>
> We have made it clear that we will switch our moderating style as we
> deem appropriate to maintain the focus of discussion.  In fact, I
> think that most people would not even notice the additional
> "approved-by" line.  Thus, the notion that FLTEACH is moderated or
> un-moderated has lost meaning in our eyes; we have several levels of
> moderating style.
>
> Bob
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