--- "Poor, Edmund W" Edmund.W.Poor@abc.com wrote:
Did anybody else receive an HTML advertising page with lots of Chinese writing, images and a Macromedia Flash thing?
yes
I don't think it came from a signed-up contributor -- or even an anonymous Wikipedian. Rather, it seems an abuse of the e-mail list.
yes
My question is what you all would like me do about things like this. As your list administrator, I am happy to serve. But as AxelBoldt reminded me last month, I am not a "Moderator" and thus do not set policy.
Alternatives:
- Do nothing (it may have been a fluke)
- Ban myisking01@sina.com (the address that sent the
advertisement)
- Other (please specify)
In my highest magnanimity, on the fr.list, I
* have a temporary block on any mail bigger than xx, posted by an anonymous... * when such a message is received, I consider its interest in the view of the object of the list * if it can be of any interest (even from an anonymous), I post it * if not, I flush it, but I send a message to the author stating it is a private list etc... (to avoid losing so who made a mistake)
I did not ask anybody's feeling about that, cause I don't see any diffence in this behaviour, with what I do when anybody post anything inappropriate on the wikipedia.
If not relevant, and clearly abuse, I flush If not relevant, but likely to be a mistake, I flush and put a message in the discussion page.
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