I would like to complain about the undue delay to my postings to
uk.rec.cycling.moderated.  Sometimes my messages sit in the queue for
hours while other posters' messages are approved almost immediately.

Why, just now one of the moderators (to wit, me) has approved three
messages from other people, one of them borderline off-topic and
criticising me, while leaving my messages sat in limbo.

Most unfair!

-- 
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In article <swe*CBbVs@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk>,
 Ian Jackson  wrote:

> I would like to complain about the undue delay to my postings to
> uk.rec.cycling.moderated.  Sometimes my messages sit in the queue for
> hours while other posters' messages are approved almost immediately.
> 
> Why, just now one of the moderators (to wit, me) has approved three
> messages from other people, one of them borderline off-topic and
> criticising me, 

That was me! Fame at last!

>while leaving my messages sat in limbo. 

> Most unfair!

Now, now.

-- 
Sara

Cuddler of rats, cats and husband

Ian Jackson  wrote:

> I would like to complain about the undue delay to my postings to
> uk.rec.cycling.moderated.  Sometimes my messages sit in the queue for
> hours while other posters' messages are approved almost immediately.

You think it's clever to bully individuals in this way Jackson?

Perhaps you should spend some time sorting out your fucked-up concepts
of moderation, and of course preparing that apology?

On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:22:34 +0000, %steve%@malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth)
wrote:

>Ian Jackson  wrote:
>
>> I would like to complain about the undue delay to my postings to
>> uk.rec.cycling.moderated.  Sometimes my messages sit in the queue for
>> hours while other posters' messages are approved almost immediately.
>
>You think it's clever to bully individuals in this way Jackson?
>
>Perhaps you should spend some time sorting out your fucked-up concepts
>of moderation, and of course preparing that apology?

Are they not using a robot moderator? A robot would normally be set up
so any post from a known and trusted user gets passed straight though.
Clearly the mods need to look at what's going on to decide if someone
has gained or lost that trusted status.

A common anti troll, spam, mad idiot filter on a robot moderator is no
X-posting to mod groups. So is he X-posting and getting caught as a
possible troll or spammer?
-- 
Peter Hill
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Can of worms - what every PC owner gets!

Peter Hill  wrote:

> 
> A common anti troll, spam, mad idiot filter on a robot moderator is no
> X-posting to mod groups. So is he X-posting and getting caught as a
> possible troll or spammer?

No, in TheWonderfulWorldOfJackson(tm) some individuals have had their
cards marked as trouble makers. These individuals are experiencing long
delays for posting and they are also getting posts bounced for no good
reason. Jackson has also fucked up the issue of accepting mail - he
won't accept mail from Hotmail for example - and is currently stamping
his little foot elsewhere to get the whole of UK Usenet changed to match
his belief of How It Should Be Done.

In article ,
Peter Hill   wrote:
>Are they not using a robot moderator? A robot would normally be set up
>so any post from a known and trusted user gets passed straight though.
>Clearly the mods need to look at what's going on to decide if someone
>has gained or lost that trusted status.

Yes, we are using a robot.  I'm not on the passlist and neither is
Matt B.  In fact the passlist is rather short mainly because we've
been erring on the side of keeping people out of it, and because
putting people on it is more immediate effort than just moderating
them by hand for a few more messages.

>A common anti troll, spam, mad idiot filter on a robot moderator is no
>X-posting to mod groups. So is he X-posting and getting caught as a
>possible troll or spammer?

The robot at does the moment automatically reject all crosspostings.

-- 
Ian Jackson                  personal email: 
These opinions are my own.        http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ijackson/
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Ian Jackson wrote:
> In article ,
> Peter Hill   wrote:
>> Are they not using a robot moderator? A robot would normally be set up
>> so any post from a known and trusted user gets passed straight though.
>> Clearly the mods need to look at what's going on to decide if someone
>> has gained or lost that trusted status.
> 
> Yes, we are using a robot.  I'm not on the passlist and neither is
> Matt B.  In fact the passlist is rather short mainly because we've
> been erring on the side of keeping people out of it, and because
> putting people on it is more immediate effort than just moderating
> them by hand for a few more messages.

Why then is anyone on it?
Who is on it?

-- 
Matt B