Fri, 7 May 1999 22:27:48 -0700
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There has been an interesting discussion here about whether or not to let
users know they are on Review. Just from my experience, I want them to
know. Not only that, but also I want them to know why they are on Review,
and what they can do to get taken off Review.
Fyi, below is from the message sent to all new subscribers on one of my
lists. I have found it to be very effective in preventing hurt feelings
and confrontations.
Melissa Paul
Arabhorse-L
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New members may serve a probationary period during which time their posts
will be read and approved by one of the List editors prior to appearance
on the List. This is known as being on "Review". As ARABHORSE-L is an
unmoderated list, the List editors only have the choice of either
accepting or rejecting a post in its entirety. They may not alter the
contents. However, they may write to the poster and request that he/she
change something in the post and then resubmit it. This most commonly
happens because of a technical problem with the message (such as
including images, Winmail.dat files, or html coding) or because of
overquoting. Review is also used to prevent someone from joining and
posting an advertisement and to prevent a "troller" from joining and
posting inflammatory material in order to start a flame war.
Other list members may have their account set to Review because of
technical problems (see above), overquoting, or flaming. In the case of
flaming (and depending on the severity of it), the list member's account
may stay on Review indefinitely. On the other hand, if the technical
problems are fixed or the overquoting ceases, then the account may be
taken off Review. The List Owner would prefer that no one on the List was
on Review!
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