From: Justin Collins <justincollins@...>
Date: 2010-04-15T07:18:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Who maintains ruby-talk?

Tony Arcieri wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 6:21 AM, Robert Klemme
> <shortcutter@googlemail.com>wrote:
>
>   
>> Did you just suggest that ruby-talk should become a moderated list?
>>
>>     
>
> Yes, given the recent high volume of off-topic posts, I think it's clear the
> list is in need of a moderator, at the very least someone who can warn/ban
> users who make high volumes of off-topic posts.
>
>   

I am not even sure moderation is a technical possibility. "ruby-talk" is 
actually an amalgam of a Google user group, a forum, and a mailing list, 
all of which are different systems run by different people.

Spam is handled decently already. If a thread is off-topic, the 
community should be able to take care of it or ignore it, letting it die 
a natural death.

-Justin