[WikiEN-l] List moderation (Re: Blocking policy violation)

[Steve Bennett]

On 3/20/06, Sam Korn <smoddy at gmail.com> wrote:
> Just a thought: if something's more than a day or so old, it has
> probably already expired.  I also doubt all these users are
> necessarily subscribed.

Am I alone in wondering what the benefit of allowing posts from people
not subscribed to the list is? Downsides:
* spam
* posts from people who don't realise they won't get a reply
* replies that go nowhere
* potential other annoyances for moderators that aren't technically spam...

Steve