On Feb 13, 2018, at 3:13 PM, Richard Carlson <rich@...> wrote:
We want to discourage potential spammers and group collectors and keep it to people who would be willing to take an extra step to prove they are worthy of our group.
I was joining a bunch of timebank lists to day to invite people to join my new
[email protected] list. I found myself not joining any list that wanted to approve of me. I don¡¯t think you can determine whether someone is worthy by asking them to answer questions. And why ask them just to be asking or to see if they are ¡°serious.¡±
For years I¡¯ve used "moderate new members" so I can approve messages from new members. That way I can catch spam but also advise new members if they send messages that are possibly offensive or off topic. But on Yahoo this was a great pain because it took about 5 clicks and waiting in between to take them off moderation. It was easier to approve all their messages than to take them off moderation.
Groups has a wonderful option which is to moderate a certain number of messages (1-5, I think). When the set number have been approved, the member is taken off moderation automatically. I find this is enough to determine if the person is there to spam or to make trouble. No need to question their intentions or qualifications.
Sharon
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Sharon Villines, Washington DC
"Give someone a book, they'll read for a day. Teach someone to write a
book and they will spend a life-time mired in paralyzing self doubt."
