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From: Gary Capell gary@sta...
Subject: Moderation
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 1995 00:29:59 -0400

> If the plan 9 guys will be less likely to be actively involved if
> the new group is not moderated than we would all be better served
> by a moderated group.  I did however compile the following trivia
> just before reading Phil's recent post and since I have it here 
> already I'll pass it along:
> 
> 	I count 87 comp.os.* newsgroups
> 	6 of these are moderated
> 	4 of these are announce groups
> 	
> The two left are comp.os.linux.answers and comp.os.research.
> 
> 	-Vance

Alternatively, we could have an unmoderated group, and have a volunteer
to filter the group to a comp.os.plan9.moderated list.  I still don't
think there'll be the traffic to warrant a moderator, but it the Bell
Labs guys won't read an unmoderated group, someone could filter it for
them.