OK, as I said, I don't like spam either.  BUT, don't you think it's a little
extreme to punish people for something they haven't done?  Haven't even had
the chance to do (if they were so inclined to do so)?

After all, the worst spam offenders in the past have *not* been the newbies,
but the "oldies", who get into these "Shampoo must die" or "U.S. vs. Australia
vs. the world" spam-fests.

We're already seeing posts that have been held up for several days because the
moderator has been too busy (or something) to get around to posting them. 
He's been too busy to update the remailer for a while now (the current message
- from June - is that he knows he's not updated it for a month, but he's got a
new girlfriend so bug off (or words to that effect)). When will he become too
busy to pass through the newbie posts?

I think this pre-judgment of new subscribers is a bad thing.

Not only that, but it's screwing over those of us who, at one time or another, 
have had to unsubscribe/resubscribe because it resets us to the status of "new 
user".  I had to do that when I went to AX a few weeks ago, and I've had posts 
that have been delayed for days because of this change.  

Yes, I agree that the spam gets way out of hand at times, but putting in 
policies that punish those who aren't guilty of excessive spamming is not the 
answer.  Why not go after those who *are* spamming instead?  If certain users 
are spamming, then suspend or permanently remove them from the list if need be.

Jeanne Hedge

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