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From: (Don Aitken)
Subject: Re: surnames
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 20:21:21 GMT
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On Fri, 2 Aug 2002 10:38:42 +0200, "Lesley Robertson"
<> wrote:
>
>"Rick J" <> wrote in message
>news:WGd29.19469$...
>>
>> More seriously I wonder if the solution to problems with Surnames groups
>> wouldn't have been to relax the rules a bit.
>>
>I don't think so because ALL the moderated groups are down, and some (e.g.
>methods and african) were not over-rigid in their formatting. African was
>only moderated to stop the flood of racist garbage that was swamping it.

If the real problem is simply an inactive moderator, all is needed is
someone (or a team of people) willing to do the job. Either the
consent of the former moderator, or evidence that he or she has not
responded to email for an extended period, is sufficient to get the
moderation address at isc.org changed. If anyone wants to offer, the
place to discuss this is news.groups.

--
Don Aitken

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