[scribus] Using BBS instead

[Peter Linnell]

On 02/23/2011 03:51 PM, John Culleton wrote:
> On Wednesday 23 February 2011 04:30:01 Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:
>> On 2/23/11, William F. Maddock wrote:
>>> With a forum, somebody has to own
>>> secure, and maintain a website (which is neither easy, nor free),
>>> and individual users do not have the democracy of moderating what
>>> gets into their access and what does not.
>>
>> Having owned some forums for very nearly 5 years I have no foggiest
>> idea what you are talking about.
>>
>>>  If you want into the forum you have to trust
>>> that someone serving as a moderator has at least minimally
>>> similar ideas with you as to what is allowable and/or appropriate
>>> (which always results in spats, bans, and other such
>>> unpleasantnesses).
>>
>> There is this absolutely standard thing called Terms of Use that is
>> filled by a forum administrator. It lists things that are allowable
>> and things that are not allowable. When you register, you agree to
>> you, or you don't (and then you don't register).
>>
>> So you never heard of bans in mailings lists, apparently. Would you
>> like to know more about it, with examples and background history?
>> :)
>>
>> Alexandre Prokoudine
>> http://libregraphicsworld.org
>>
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> 
> I don't know if this mailing list is pre-screened but I do know it is 
> free from all the crud I see on some popular usenet newsgroups, AKA 
> forums. By the time I scroll through all the ads for fashion knockoffs 
> and pictures of Indian movie stars I probably have missed some 
> important posts that have been crowded off the front pages. So kudos to 
> the managers of this list whoever they may be. If a Scribus newsgroup 
> is established someone had better take on the task of screening all 
> the posts in advance. I am one of four moderators for the mailing list 
> self-publishing at yahoogroups.com and we have a tough time keeping up 
> with the load. We have a small group of prolific posters who are 
> constantly pushing to see how far they can go before their post gets 
> bounced. 


Hi,

Nothing is pre-screened going to the list, but list membership is
definitely looked at by a real human, to prevent spammers joining.

While you might see us forward things from time to time, only list
members are allowed to post. Hence, the low spam count.

Cheers,
Peter