From igor@Algebra.Com Mon Jan 15 21:47:06 2001 Return-Path: Message-ID: <200101160545.f0G5jq310568@manifold.algebra.com> Path: news.isc.org!newsfeed.stanford.edu!algebra.com From: igor@Algebra.Com (Newsgroup Creation Authority) Subject: cmsg newgroup alt.health.herpes.moderated moderated Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.health.herpes.moderated Control: newgroup alt.health.herpes.moderated moderated Approved: igor@algebra.com (Newsgroup Creation Authority) Organization: alt.config Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 23:45:57 CST Lines: 90 Xref: news.isc.org control.newgroup:289174 For your newsgroups file: alt.health.herpes.moderated Herpes Community Forum: HSV1&2 Topics. (Moderated) Group submission address: ahhm@stump.algebra.com Moderator contact address: ahhm-board@stump.algebra.com Newsgroup alt.health.herpes.moderated has been successfully discussed in alt.config. We expect it to have large amount of traffic soon. Please create this moderated newsgroup. CHARTER: ---------------------------- I. INTRODUCTION alt.health.herpes.moderated (ahhm) serves as a relatively open discussion forum for topics related to herpes (HSV1&2). The moderated environment effectively reduces off topic and inflamatory posts encouraging a pleasant, participatory, newsgroup experience. Topics typically revolve around health related issues, treatment, dealing with outbreaks, research, pyschology, how to tell a partner, I just found out what do I do, to name a few. ------------------------------ II. MODERATION PRINCIPLES Utilizing robomoderation tools, off topic crossposts, spam, and personal flames are virtually eliminated from the group. Any individual who makes disruptive or offensive posts, such as making unfounded personal attacks, will find their postings placed under review or possibly suspended at the discretion of the moderator(s). Participants enjoyment of the group will not be sacrificed to enable the bullying of one poster by another. Moderator(s) will be the final judge of acceptable posts, standards of judgement are principally the concepts of traditional logic and rhetoric, see ahhmFAQ below. A publicly accessable rejected message archive provides for a check on moderating performance. ------------------------------ III. POSTING GUIDELINES Posts to ahhm should be in the English language, utilizing plain text, lite use of HTML for links is okay. Scripts or binaries are unacceptable. The occasional off topic post from regulars is expected and acceptable. Messages of a commercial nature are restricted to usenet guidelines, see the ahhmFAQ below and Advertising on Usenet FAQ Discussions regarding the moderation process or censorship issues involved are off-topic in ahhm. Such discussions should be held in news.admin.censorship, news.admin.net-abuse.misc, alt.censorship, or via E-mail. Personal ads may be forwarded to the moderator(haap@immediate.net) for PPP(Periodic Personals Posting) or posted in the alt.personals.herpes newsgroup, they should NOT be posted directly to ahhm. Crossposted messages will be rejected. Binaries will be rejected. ------------------------------ IV. E-mail Addresses Send questions or comments to: haap@immediate.net The address below allows you to submit a post to the newsgroup via E-mail, in the event that your news server is not operational: ahhm@stump.algebra.com Any mail sent to this address will be submitted to the newsgroup for posting. JUSTIFICATION: Provides a moderated herpes newsgroup(non currently exist) with detailed charter which will reduce off topic posts and flames which have consumed over 30% of bandwidth on current group alt.support.herpes. Stats: From the AOL newsgroup server, for A.S.H. a total of 620 posts were tallied for the 22 days from 8/9 to 8/30 of y2k, an average of 28 posts per day. 24 posts, 3.9%, were of the off topic crossposted variety; 233, 37.6%, were of the bicky flame war variety; roughly 40% garbage posts for this period. For your newsgroup file: alt.health.herpes.moderated Herpes Community Forum: HSV1&2 Topics