Re: Newsgroups beef (was Stock inflaters?)

WazoO wrote:
> "Mike Easter"

>> Just to iterate a little history here.
>>
>> Once upon a time some powers came along and tried to destroy support
>> in the spamcop.mail newsgroup by removing it from here
>> http://www.spamcop.net/help.shtml#nntp  Newsgroups [spamcop, geeks,
>> social, spam]
>>
>> and also from here:
>>
>> http://www.spamcop.net/sitemap.shtml
>> Forums

> Yeah, but .... links to news://news.spamcop.net were added to Forum
> page,

It is true that a newsreader accessing that link news.spamcop.net from
the forum page will be provided with a list of newsgroups which includes
all of the newsgroups including control, control cancel, spamcop,
spamcop.geeks, spamcop.help, spamcop.mail, spamcop.routing,
spamcop.social, spamcop.spam and spamcop.test -- and it is also true
that the newsserver provides descriptions.   But...  *EXCEPT* you will
notice that the descriptions carry no descriptions of spamcop.mail -- 
strange how that works.

>> What needs to happen is that the webforums need to do 'their thing';
>> plus there needs to be a 'dynamic' faq in some form such as a wiki or
>> website faq dynamics [as opposed to trying to make a wiki out of a
>> forum or a webfaq out of a forum];

There seems to be some confusion about the concept that all wiki/s are
totally 'open' to being altered by anyone who feels like it.  There are
many many ways to control wiki access and wiki changes and wiki changes
oversight.

> But the wiki concept just doesn't really seem plausible, when looking
> at all the "friendlies" out there that would have a field-day with the
> opportunity to post that 'perfectly distinctive' dialog to get thier
> point across ...

I have never believed that a wiki should be totally universally
accessible to change.

> On the other hand,
> I'll point out that you're (probably) included in a recent Topic in
> the Lounge area ... <G>

I looked into lounge, but I couldn't figger what you are alluding to.

-- 
Mike Easter
kibitzer, not SC admin