# Can we get some moderation?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-we-get-some-moderation/126263>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 16, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-we-get-some-moderation/126263 "2008-01-16T20:47:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![kyle\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@kyle\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kyle_s)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-we-get-some-moderation/126263/1 "2008-01-16T20:47:05Z")

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Can we get some sort of moderation on this list?

I’ve noticed a few (rather offensive) emails being posted, that have  
absolutely nothing to do with Ruby, or the people involved with it.

Thanks,  
Kyle

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**Author:** ![kyle\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@kyle\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kyle_s)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 11:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-we-get-some-moderation/126263/2 "2008-01-16T23:08:19Z")

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Kyle S. wrote:

> Can we get some sort of moderation on this list?
> 
> I’ve noticed a few (rather offensive) emails being posted, that have  
> absolutely nothing to do with Ruby, or the people involved with it.
> 
> Thanks,  
> Kyle

ruby-lang is unmoderated, so you’ll have to do your own moderation. I’ve  
had success with Message Filters on Thunderbird. Probably your mail  
client has something similar.

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**Author:** ![kyle\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@kyle\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kyle_s)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2008, 11:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-we-get-some-moderation/126263/3 "2008-01-17T23:35:39Z")

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On Jan 16, 2008 8:45 PM, Kyle S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Can we get some sort of moderation on this list?
> 
> I’ve noticed a few (rather offensive) emails being posted, that have  
> absolutely nothing to do with Ruby, or the people involved with it.  
> Although I have no filter I feel that would do more harm than good…  
> Just imagine the moderator(1) would filter my invaluable contributions  
> out BRRRR.

No seriously it is not that bad, in the two years I read that list  
there were mabye 2 (probably 1.5) threads that annoyed me, the other  
crap is sooo obvious and soooo infrequent.

Well just my thoughts.  
R.

(1) Unless it would be me LOL

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[http://ruby-smalltalk.blogspot.com/](http://ruby-smalltalk.blogspot.com/)

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Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.  
Ludwig Wittgenstein

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**Author:** ![kyle\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@kyle\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kyle_s)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-we-get-some-moderation/126263/4 "2008-01-17T23:59:47Z")

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Was so infrequent. Lets hope it returns to that way. Though for the  
traffic we have, it’s been pointed out, we have an awfully low amount  
of noise.

When threads (real ones) start to annoy me, I realize I’m taking it  
all too seriously, since ruby is supposed to make programming fun.  
Admittedly I have gotten a bit testy before… I can’t remember when  
or why, but I know it’s happened 😉

–Kyle