Originally posted by james:
svpii - I could only agree with moderators who act after a posting has been made (and then grudgingly), but in many moderated usenet groups, posts are pre-moderated (i.e. before they are displayed). I assume that is what Peter was referring to.
Thanks James, I (using the internet for 10 years now), combine the word moderator with the meaning it has in the usenet, in which the moderator has to acknowledge every post
(I know there are bypasses, but thats the theory).