Moderation doesn't have to necessarily wait to be approved .... You
could have each post be automatically posted, but a moderator could
later delete it if necessary.

But yes - I agree - do something like you suggested - an invited list
of people whose posts go up immediately (could still be removed by
moderator later if necessary).

And/or - you have to be invited to join the forum in the first place -
thus everyone's posts who are in the group would see their posts
immediately.


On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 11:20 AM, Tom <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The problem with moderated lists in general is that people like to see their
> comments pop up ASAP.  Its annoying, especially when you know you are not a
> bad actor, to wait for hours or even a day to get that tiny ego boost from
> seeing your insightful thoughts published. :-)  Consider this alternative:
> We have the current list of subscribers and the list has not been troubled
> very often by intemperate posts, so just let that group of users have a pass
> on moderation until and unless someone complains to the list owner about a
> post.  In the meantime, new subscribers would have moderated posts for an
> initial time period.  I have been a list moderator elsewhere and that is how
> we did it.
>
> Tom Rowe
>
> ------------------------------
> Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity
> On 1/10/2017 10:00 AM, Adam Wodon wrote:
>
> IMO - you'd be better off taking the group to a highly moderated Web
> based forum of some kind (hosted on CHN if you want).  The tech is
> simply better, and it can be integrated right into where the rest of
> the news/scores/stats are happening.  You get the best of both worlds
> that way.  But yes, I agree that it would be nice to have "high-level"
> conversation available again - as opposed to the typical online forum
> or comments section of a web page.  The only thing that has ever
> stopped CHN from doing this is the time it takes to moderate it.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 10:22 AM, Deron Treadwell <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> Tony,
>
> Even more than technology moving faster than me, I find myself not
> wanting to move forward with it!  For instance, I'm on Facebook but I
> wish that I wasn't (and may not be soon, who knows!)
>
> That was always one of the most sad parts to me about the development of
> the 'net and what it did to this group.  People are more interested in
> being snarky trolls and fooling themselves into thinking that they are
> anonymous online!  I always liked that we had to own and back up our own
> thoughts on this list.
>
> I think saving and re-developing this group works in perfectly with
> where my mind is at right now.... I'm going to do whatever I can!
>
> Best Regards,
> Deron
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017, at 04:39 PM, Anthony Buffa wrote:
>
> Actually Devon, I suffer from the same disease …. not that you aren't
> moving forward but technology is moving faster. As Einstein said: it is
> relative …
>
> … and I hope we can continue the list!! AND get some more chatting going
> on, hopefully not of the obnoxious kind you typically see online these
> days.
>
> Yes, I am an old curmudgeon :-)
>
> Cheers,
> Tony Buffa
> RPI '64
>
> On Jan 9, 2017, at 1:10 PM, Deron Treadwell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> These days, I find myself moving backwards not forwards when it comes to
> technology and the like.  I joined in and around 1995 I think and really
> miss the old days.....
>
>