22 Jun
2011
22 Jun
'11
11:46 p.m.
On 22/06/11 23:09, mick wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:24:22 +0100 Adam Boweradam@thebowery.co.uk allegedly wrote:
For the time being all new subscribers to the mailing list will need approval from a list admin before they can join and post.
Sensible policy.
I agree it may be a sensible policy in the short term. IMHO FWIW as an occasional poster, I don't think it's a particularly friendly or welcoming practice unless you can give people approval to join the list pretty promptly.
Imagine a prospective new member, signs up, posts "Hi, I'm new. I live in EA. Anyone know where I can get a linux PC in EA?". If the message doesn't appear the same day, I don't think they'll bother asking anything again.
My 2p. YMMV! :-)
Steve