What's the difference between soc.singles and soc.singles.moderated?
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This article is from the Singles FAQ, by Trygve Lode tlode@nyx.net with numerous contributions by others.
What's the difference between soc.singles and soc.singles.moderated?
As the name suggests, soc.singles.moderated is a moderated
group; that means that your articles get sent off to the the
"moderator" to be approved before they appear. In this
particular case, you just have to invoke the secret password
(which is revealed in the soc.singles.moderated FAQ) and all
your subsequent articles will be approved automatically. This
technique was taken to eliminate hit-and-run advertising and
flamebait from people who aren't interested in taking the time
to read the group and get rid of the massive cross-posting
that's usually used to create long-running, pointless
flamewars.
Many of the same people post to both groups or at least read
them both and will occasionally drop in a comment in the group
they don't participate in as much. It's also permitted to
cross-post between soc.singles and soc.singles.moderated, but
most of the time it's not appreciated and will tend to confuse
soc.singles readers who haven't gone through the approval
process on soc.singles.moderated, because their articles will
get bounced back and not posted to either group.
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