Dear all, I think list moderation is a must for any LISTServ. It will be clear from some examples like: (derived from one LISTServe) " Please check my Dialyflog" " @$%$^ invited to join you ..." " Fwd this mail to 100 ppl and your some wish will be fulfilled" " People with weak heart should not open" " Obama is a relative of Bush" " Wishing you all a happy ....." " See how Hindu's ..." You can very well think about the disappointment members will have when they'll see such kind of mails in their inbox. It is *quite natural that they may bypass such lists. * Yeah, But I believe that the moderation should be unbiased. Regards Vinit Kumar Senior Research Fellow Documentation Research and Training Centre Bangalore MLISc (BHU) Varanasi, India Alt email: vinit@drtc.isibang.ac.in On 10 February 2010 14:46, Rupak Chakravarty wrote:

Dear Saji S Nair,

I strongly believe that such discussions must be free from filtration and objections.

Regards

Rupak Chakravarty Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science Panjab University Chandigarh 160014 INDIA

Ph: 1722534774

On 2/9/2010 4:23 PM, Saji S Nair wrote:

Dear All,

Thanks to Internet, as we have a plenty of email discussion forums in LIS. In India, some of the discussion lists are moderated by List Owners, but others are free-for-all discussion groups without message filtering measures.

Currently, the number of messages appearing in moderated lists is meagre when compared to the other category. If email from subscribers to a moderated list is not got posted, it is quite natural that they may bypass such lists. Is it a welcome trend? It is argued that any member of a list can take part in a conversation or begin a new topic without any difficulties.

The question is:

Is there any need for rigorous reviewing/filtering measures in moderated email discussion forums in LIS?

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