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Usenet works differently. Moderated groups are their own category and quite rare. Every post to them has to be pre-approved. The large majority of groups (inc
by skrause 3y ago
Usenet works differently.
Moderated groups are their own category and quite rare. Every post to them has to be pre-approved.
The large majority of groups (including comp.lang.c) are unmoderated. "Moderator inaction" isn't a thing here because moderation isn't even technically possible.
- folmar 3y agoA few groups will run a cancel-bot on most blatant spam though, which is a slightly practical solution although not quite in the spirit of Usenet. And acceptance of cancel messages downstream will vary a lot.