[Admin] RAHE hiatus until May 4 2008

Due to my unavailability starting on April 25 and lasting thru May 3,
RAHE will be on hiatus. Posts received after 7 pm April 24 will not
be processed until the morning of May 4.

--
David Bath - RAHE Co-moderator

In article <Ok8Qj.7558$Ks1.5827@trnddc01>,
davidbath1@bigfoot.com (David E. Bath) writes:
> Due to my unavailability starting on April 25 and lasting thru May 3,
> RAHE will be on hiatus. Posts received after 7 pm April 24 will not
> be processed until the morning of May 4.
>

I am now available and processing posts for RAHE.

--
David Bath - RAHE Co-moderator

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:03:10 -0700, David E. Bath wrote
(in article <Ok8Qj.7558$Ks1.5827@trnddc01>):

> Due to my unavailability starting on April 25 and lasting thru May 3,
> RAHE will be on hiatus. Posts received after 7 pm April 24 will not
> be processed until the morning of May 4.
>
>

And this is what is wrong with a moderated newsgroup. It's unreliable due to
the incursion by a third party.

"Sonnova" <sonnova@audiosanatorium.com> wrote in message
news:fvkgpb02mpt@news2.newsguy.com
> On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:03:10 -0700, David E. Bath wrote
> (in article <Ok8Qj.7558$Ks1.5827@trnddc01>):
>
>> Due to my unavailability starting on April 25 and
>> lasting thru May 3, RAHE will be on hiatus. Posts
>> received after 7 pm April 24 will not be processed until
>> the morning of May 4.
>>
>>
>
> And this is what is wrong with a moderated newsgroup.
> It's unreliable due to the incursion by a third party.

David is all that keeps this place from being another RAO.

In article <fvlsce017a0@news1.newsguy.com>,
"Arny Krueger" <arnyk@hotpop.com> wrote:

> "Sonnova" <sonnova@audiosanatorium.com> wrote in message
> news:fvkgpb02mpt@news2.newsguy.com
> > On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:03:10 -0700, David E. Bath wrote
> > (in article <Ok8Qj.7558$Ks1.5827@trnddc01>):
> >
> >> Due to my unavailability starting on April 25 and
> >> lasting thru May 3, RAHE will be on hiatus. Posts
> >> received after 7 pm April 24 will not be processed until
> >> the morning of May 4.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > And this is what is wrong with a moderated newsgroup.
> > It's unreliable due to the incursion by a third party.
>
> David is all that keeps this place from being another RAO.

I agree that David is excellent at keeping the discourse civil, Arny.

Moderation has its disadvantages, but the generally civil mood that it
brings is welcome.

On Sun, 4 May 2008 19:45:34 -0700, Arny Krueger wrote
(in article <fvlsce017a0@news1.newsguy.com>):

> "Sonnova" <sonnova@audiosanatorium.com> wrote in message
> news:fvkgpb02mpt@news2.newsguy.com
>> On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:03:10 -0700, David E. Bath wrote
>> (in article <Ok8Qj.7558$Ks1.5827@trnddc01>):
>>
>>> Due to my unavailability starting on April 25 and
>>> lasting thru May 3, RAHE will be on hiatus. Posts
>>> received after 7 pm April 24 will not be processed until
>>> the morning of May 4.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> And this is what is wrong with a moderated newsgroup.
>> It's unreliable due to the incursion by a third party.
>
> David is all that keeps this place from being another RAO.
>

Sure, but what he needs is back-up.

"Sonnova" <sonnova@audiosanatorium.com> wrote in message
news:fvo30b01a7t@news1.newsguy.com
> On Sun, 4 May 2008 19:45:34 -0700, Arny Krueger wrote
> (in article <fvlsce017a0@news1.newsguy.com>):
>
>> "Sonnova" <sonnova@audiosanatorium.com> wrote in message
>> news:fvkgpb02mpt@news2.newsguy.com
>>> On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:03:10 -0700, David E. Bath wrote
>>> (in article <Ok8Qj.7558$Ks1.5827@trnddc01>):
>>>
>>>> Due to my unavailability starting on April 25 and
>>>> lasting thru May 3, RAHE will be on hiatus. Posts
>>>> received after 7 pm April 24 will not be processed
>>>> until the morning of May 4.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> And this is what is wrong with a moderated newsgroup.
>>> It's unreliable due to the incursion by a third party.
>>
>> David is all that keeps this place from being another
>> RAO.
>>
>
> Sure, but what he needs is back-up.

I suspect that the Linux thing is a stopper for many.

On Tue, 6 May 2008 15:50:35 -0700, Arny Krueger wrote
(in article <fvqnbr01mus@news3.newsguy.com>):

> "Sonnova" <sonnova@audiosanatorium.com> wrote in message
> news:fvo30b01a7t@news1.newsguy.com
>> On Sun, 4 May 2008 19:45:34 -0700, Arny Krueger wrote
>> (in article <fvlsce017a0@news1.newsguy.com>):
>>
>>> "Sonnova" <sonnova@audiosanatorium.com> wrote in message
>>> news:fvkgpb02mpt@news2.newsguy.com
>>>> On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:03:10 -0700, David E. Bath wrote
>>>> (in article <Ok8Qj.7558$Ks1.5827@trnddc01>):
>>>>
>>>>> Due to my unavailability starting on April 25 and
>>>>> lasting thru May 3, RAHE will be on hiatus. Posts
>>>>> received after 7 pm April 24 will not be processed
>>>>> until the morning of May 4.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And this is what is wrong with a moderated newsgroup.
>>>> It's unreliable due to the incursion by a third party.
>>>
>>> David is all that keeps this place from being another
>>> RAO.
>>>
>>
>> Sure, but what he needs is back-up.
>
> I suspect that the Linux thing is a stopper for many.
>

I have a Mac which gives me direct access to command-line Unix, but I don't
know what the requirements are for moderating a group.

In article <fvr51u0ki0@news5.newsguy.com>,
Sonnova <sonnova@audiosanatorium.com> writes:
> On Tue, 6 May 2008 15:50:35 -0700, Arny Krueger wrote
> (in article <fvqnbr01mus@news3.newsguy.com>):
>
>> "Sonnova" <sonnova@audiosanatorium.com> wrote in message
>> news:fvo30b01a7t@news1.newsguy.com
>>> On Sun, 4 May 2008 19:45:34 -0700, Arny Krueger wrote
>>> (in article <fvlsce017a0@news1.newsguy.com>):
>>>
>>>> "Sonnova" <sonnova@audiosanatorium.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:fvkgpb02mpt@news2.newsguy.com
>>>>> On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:03:10 -0700, David E. Bath wrote
>>>>> (in article <Ok8Qj.7558$Ks1.5827@trnddc01>):
>>>>>
>>>>>> Due to my unavailability starting on April 25 and
>>>>>> lasting thru May 3, RAHE will be on hiatus. Posts
>>>>>> received after 7 pm April 24 will not be processed
>>>>>> until the morning of May 4.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> And this is what is wrong with a moderated newsgroup.
>>>>> It's unreliable due to the incursion by a third party.
>>>>
>>>> David is all that keeps this place from being another
>>>> RAO.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Sure, but what he needs is back-up.
>>
>> I suspect that the Linux thing is a stopper for many.
>>
>
> I have a Mac which gives me direct access to command-line Unix, but I don't
> know what the requirements are for moderating a group.

As I said in a reply to another post to this thread, please contact me
for info if one is interested in being a moderator.

--
David Bath - RAHE Co-moderator

Arny Krueger <arnyk@hotpop.com> wrote:
> "Sonnova" <sonnova@audiosanatorium.com> wrote in message
> news:fvo30b01a7t@news1.newsguy.com
> > On Sun, 4 May 2008 19:45:34 -0700, Arny Krueger wrote
> > (in article <fvlsce017a0@news1.newsguy.com>):
> >
> >> "Sonnova" <sonnova@audiosanatorium.com> wrote in message
> >> news:fvkgpb02mpt@news2.newsguy.com
> >>> On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:03:10 -0700, David E. Bath wrote
> >>> (in article <Ok8Qj.7558$Ks1.5827@trnddc01>):
> >>>
> >>>> Due to my unavailability starting on April 25 and
> >>>> lasting thru May 3, RAHE will be on hiatus. Posts
> >>>> received after 7 pm April 24 will not be processed
> >>>> until the morning of May 4.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> And this is what is wrong with a moderated newsgroup.
> >>> It's unreliable due to the incursion by a third party.
> >>
> >> David is all that keeps this place from being another
> >> RAO.
> >>
> >
> > Sure, but what he needs is back-up.

> I suspect that the Linux thing is a stopper for many.

I've actually got dual-boot Windows/Linux setups on my computers now, but
it's the time committment that gives me pause.

--
-S
maybe they wanna rock.
maybe they need to rock.
Maybe it's for the money? But That's none of our business..our business as fans is to rock
with them.

In article <fvtb3o0119k@news4.newsguy.com>,
Steven Sullivan <ssully@panix.com> writes:
> Arny Krueger <arnyk@hotpop.com> wrote:
>> "Sonnova" <sonnova@audiosanatorium.com> wrote in message
>> news:fvo30b01a7t@news1.newsguy.com
>> > On Sun, 4 May 2008 19:45:34 -0700, Arny Krueger wrote
>> > (in article <fvlsce017a0@news1.newsguy.com>):
>> >
>> >> "Sonnova" <sonnova@audiosanatorium.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:fvkgpb02mpt@news2.newsguy.com
>> >>> On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:03:10 -0700, David E. Bath wrote
>> >>> (in article <Ok8Qj.7558$Ks1.5827@trnddc01>):
>> >>>
>> >>>> Due to my unavailability starting on April 25 and
>> >>>> lasting thru May 3, RAHE will be on hiatus. Posts
>> >>>> received after 7 pm April 24 will not be processed
>> >>>> until the morning of May 4.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>> And this is what is wrong with a moderated newsgroup.
>> >>> It's unreliable due to the incursion by a third party.
>> >>
>> >> David is all that keeps this place from being another
>> >> RAO.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Sure, but what he needs is back-up.
>
>> I suspect that the Linux thing is a stopper for many.
>
> I've actually got dual-boot Windows/Linux setups on my computers now, but
> it's the time committment that gives me pause.
>

Actually it doesn't take me much more time to process posts than I
would just reading the group assuming one reads all of the posts
anyway. Not many posts get rejected nowadays besides off-topic stuff
which is rare. Spam gets filtered before a moderator sees it. I rarely
spend more than a hour a day on RAHE moderating. Now if we had a
second moderator that could process posts during the work day like we
used to then the traffic could possibly double.

The only reason for the hiatus this time was that I was out of town
and I did not have computer access. Most of the time I leave town I do
have my laptop with me and so there is no interruption.

--
David Bath - RAHE Co-moderator

In article <fvkgpb02mpt@news2.newsguy.com>,
Sonnova <sonnova@audiosanatorium.com> writes:
> On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:03:10 -0700, David E. Bath wrote
> (in article <Ok8Qj.7558$Ks1.5827@trnddc01>):
>
>> Due to my unavailability starting on April 25 and lasting thru May 3,
>> RAHE will be on hiatus. Posts received after 7 pm April 24 will not
>> be processed until the morning of May 4.
>>
>>
>
> And this is what is wrong with a moderated newsgroup. It's unreliable due to
> the incursion by a third party.

Actually this was caused by the lack of a second full time moderator.
Anyone who is Unix or Linux literate that wants to volunteer please
let me know.

--
David Bath - RAHE Co-moderator