From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fac41,9a0ff0bffdf63657 X-Google-Attributes: gidfac41,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,4b06f8f15f01a568 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,9a0ff0bffdf63657 X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-Thread: f43e6,9a0ff0bffdf63657 X-Google-Attributes: gidf43e6,public From: Martijn Meijering Subject: Moderators for life (was: Re: Software landmines) Date: 1998/09/05 Message-ID: <35F163F2.5F8D@wi.leidenuniv.nl>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 388188425 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <6sh3qn$9p2$1@hirame.wwa.com> <6shbca$66c$1@news.indigo.ie> <6shhq7$lut$1@hirame.wwa.com> <6sjbso$1lk$2@news.indigo.ie> <6sjijg$36r$1@hirame.wwa.com> <6skhcm$1dr$2@news.indigo.ie> <6skqf3$9g0$1@hirame.wwa.com> <6smmhv$1kp$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <6smsi3$n8i$1@hirame.wwa.com> <35EEBA15.30C3CC76@tisny.com> <6sn2lv$t6m$1@hirame.wwa.com> <35EEF0D1.939F1907@tisny.com> <6sp902$buj$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <6sph1s$or0$1@hirame.wwa.com> <35F0484A.2108A9F@tisny.com> <35f69071.94576764@news.erols.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: abuse@wi.leidenuniv.nl X-Trace: noc.wi.leidenuniv.nl 905012228 1274 132.229.132.185 (5 Sep 1998 16:17:08 GMT) Organization: Rijksuniversiteit Leiden Mime-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: mmeijeri@wi.leidenuniv.nl NNTP-Posting-Date: 5 Sep 1998 16:17:08 GMT Newsgroups: comp.lang.eiffel,comp.object,comp.software-eng,comp.lang.ada Date: 1998-09-05T16:17:08+00:00 List-Id: Ell wrote: > [And what makes this even more bogus, and outrageous is that these > moderators have been elected for life. There is no provision at all > for periodic elections.] > > Elliott If I'm not mistaken, the moderation status of a newsgroup can be changed after a properly conducted vote. So if we don't do our job properly, you can kick us out that way. Besides, if the majority or even a significant minority of particpants and readers of the newsgroup wanted me to quit, I would. I think that is how the other proposed moderators feel as well. Regards, Martijn -- space stuff home page: http://www.wi.leidenuniv.nl/~mmeijeri