# Who's the moderator here? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [September 8, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whos-the-moderator-here/114152 "2007-09-08T18:06:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whos-the-moderator-here/114152/1 "2007-09-08T18:06:22Z")
For some reason, I can’t get a post onto your forum. I have in the past, but now they seem to disappear? Are my posts’ asking questions inappropriate? Is this some type of mans’ club where women aren’t allowed? Kathy ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whos-the-moderator-here/114152/2 "2007-09-08T18:20:24Z")
On 08 Sep 2007, at 17:58, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > For some reason, I can’t get a post onto your forum. I have in the > past, but now they seem to disappear? > Are my posts’ asking questions inappropriate? Is this some type of > mans’ club where women aren’t allowed? Jeez Kathy, that’s a bit harsh isn’t it. Of course there is an invisible bot tracing your ip, then snapping a photo of you and using your facial features to ban you from the Rails mailing list if it sees you as a woman, what did you expect? _sarcasm_ Now, back to reality, as far as I know, nor the forum or the mailing list are moderated in any way, except for google maybe filtering out a very limited amount of spam (judging by the number of spammers that still come through). My advise: create a gmail account and subscribe to the list, I have never had any problems with it and IMHO it’s better than a forum anyway. Best regards Peter De Berdt ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whos-the-moderator-here/114152/3 "2007-09-08T19:31:35Z")
On Sep 8, 2007, at 12:19 PM, Peter De Berdt wrote: > Now, back to reality, as far as I know, nor the forum or the > mailing list are moderated in any way, except for google maybe > filtering out a very limited amount of spam (judging by the number > of spammers that still come through). Google flags questionable stuff for moderator approval. This appears to be a couple posts a week, at max. So far everything I’ve seen has been a legitimate post, through. Google may have other mechanisms for blocking spam. -faisal ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 11:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whos-the-moderator-here/114152/4 "2007-09-10T11:43:52Z")
On Sat, 8 Sep 2007, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > For some reason, I can’t get a post onto your forum. I have in the > past, but now they seem to disappear? I have seen stuff from you in the past, and fairly recently. I think that if you have evidence for stuff disappearing you’d need to contact removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid probably including message IDs if possible, so they can be found in the logs. > Are my posts’ asking questions inappropriate? Is this some type of Not that I’ve noticed, just they’re outside my knowledge, so I’ve not replied. > mans’ club where women aren’t allowed? I’ve noticed no traffic that suggests opposition to women, here. Given that we can’t organize the banning of known spammers, I’d be more likely to assume this is some kind of glitch than something organized. > Kathy ``` Hugh ```