From: lwv26@cas.org (Larry W. Virden)
Subject: Re: 3rd RFD: comp.binaries.apple2 moderated
Followup-To: news.groups
Reply-To: lvirden@cas.org (Larry W. Virden)
Organization: Nedriv Software and Shoe Shiners, Uninc.
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 16:24:37 GMT


Good description - see below for specifics.

In article <1992Jul28.050703.19061@unlinfo.unl.edu>, gberigan@cse.unl.edu (Life...) wrote: 
:>>>>>cancel any posting in comp.binaries.apple2 that is deemed inappropriate.

The problem that worries folks here is things like "Will you be stopping the
posting of X rated Apple II free software?  Politically incorrect software?
Nazi software?  KKK software?  GreenPeace software?  Software which threatens
lawsuits if you don't send money?  BrokenDemos (ie software which show you
what they do, but don't let you save, print, etc.)?  I think you go a long
ways towards defining this.


:>
:>The charter should specifically mention materials which are inappropriate,
:>which would obviously include commercial programs.

With the above statement in mind, does that help you understand what is
being asked here?  Not 'what programs are inappropriate' but what types of
things are you going to consider inappropriate.  Will games like that gs baby
squasher be considered offensive and therefore inappropriate?

:How about this:
:
:|Appropriate files shall mean virus-free Freeware, Shareware, or
:|otherwise freely-distributable programs which run on any one or more
:|Apple II or Apple III computers or their compatibles, their [programs']
:|documentation, and their data files, excluding those files which are
:|already covered by existing newsgroups' charters.  Submissions will

What did you have in mind here - source code?  So if someone wants to post
source along with the binary it will be rejected as inappropriate?

Also, I assume that you don't REALLY mean 'virus-free'.  You mean virus,
trojan, trapdoor, etc. free - right?

:|usurped in preference.  There will be 3 BinSCII parts per post.

?? I don't understand - if I submit a 1 part BinSCII program, it will
be deemed inappropriate?  Or do you mean that postings will be limited to
no more than 3 BinSCII segments, implying that submissions larger than 30k
or whatever will become a multi-part posting...

:|Submissions not checked for 5 days after receipt will be automatically
:|posted as-is; it is recommended, but not required, that submitters send
:|postings in in the same format as the approved postings are sent out.

It would be useful if you folks would post (to comp.sources.apple2 of
course <grin>) a program which, given a binary file, would produce a series
of msgs of the proper format.  That way folks could use said program on
their Unix, MSDOS, or Apple II boxes to prepare things properly and give
you a leg up on moderation - IF moderation passes (which I hope doesn't
happen.... obligatory comment for the anti-moderation faction).

:|Repeat postings will not be posted if the posting in question has been
:|posted within 6 months time; this does not apply to newer versions of

There's a lot of 'posts' in that sentence.  How about:

Repeat postings of programs will be limited to 6 month or more intervals -
it is preferred that users take advantage of the many fine archive sites
around the globe to obtain classic Apple II software.  This of course
does not apply to new versions of classic software.

<grin>

:|site.  Old postings will also be available on request from the
:|moderator(s).

Will you be putting one of the numerous email servers in place to assist
you in this regard?  Seems like it would make your life easier...

:|cancelled.  In the case of articles with forged approval, the article
:|will then be treated as if it had just been submitted by the poster.

What does that last sentence mean?

Other topics - will there be a FAQ for the moderated c.b.a2 ?  Many of the
topics in the FAQ for c.sys.a2 could be moved to such a creature, which would
allow the c.sys.a2 FAQ to deal with the Apple 2 specifically.

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