Re: Industry Members Only Sub-Forum

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Apr 17, 5:26=A0pm, SRyckman <nevets...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Apr 17, 10:54=A0am, G. Morgan <usenet_ab...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > Why don't you just start with the people you know here to populate it?
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> Because you can't have it both ways. =A0 Either it's open to everyone or
> there has to be a way to validate it which actually proves that the
> members are professionals in the industry. =A0 Although I'm sure all
> members here are professionals in the industry there is nothing to
> guarantee that so a blanket allowing of people here into the subforum
> negates the whole point.

I can see your reasons, however, as for me ..............  I (and I'm
sure that others) will choose to not participate if I have to expose
myself, my company, and my personal life to the vindictiveness of ass&%
$*   (as you are well aware of such, who have frequented and bullied
this group in the past) Although I 'm sure that there is no doubt by
those present, that I have been in this industry for many, many years
I have remained annonymous for over a decade here .... and will remain
so.

I will keep watch to see if other ways to join in the "subforum" in
the future become available or ....... if you can think of another
way, and think of me, please let me know.

One thing that does make me curious is ..... if the group(s) do
thrive, how on earth to you intend to find the time to monitior
content so that posts are timely?  Seems like a very VERY time
consuming job requiring impecable time sensitive diligence. Waiting
two or three days for filtering all the comments on a hot topic would
likely take the spontaneity out of the subject. Or if someone says
something in a response that doesn't get "approved" and is edited
out,   it could spoil a thread ....... or ..... since I have no
experience with a moderated group, .... am I missing something?

For one person to have the responsibility of moderating a group seems
like a very constantly difficult task to take on with the expectation
that it's going to be consistantly detailed 'forever" Read every post,
every day, and decide if it's acceptable or not. Hmmmm! Not something
"I'd" want to do, fer sure. I have important things to do in a days
cycle and groups like this are simply a "hobby" and passtime while
surfing. If I don't read it for a few days ...... no biggie. If I go
away for a week or two and only check in a time or two ..... But .....
A moderator has to read it EVERY day in order to keep the threads
timely. How does that happen?