[Zmagnette] New Member

[David Halliday]

There's lots of good arguments for and against and of course we want to be inclusive rather than exclusive. Here's me saying we - I'm the Aussie/Pommie interloper - but I guess you know what I mean?! The big risk,is what alive seen on other lists and that's spammers messing things up! If we can stop the spammers and such like, it probably isn't an issue. 

Kind regards, 
David 

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> On 22 Oct 2013, at 04:24, Steven Trovato <strovato at optonline.net> wrote:
> 
> Sorry Allen, but I think you're getting paranoid.  Most lists allow anyone to join.  I don't really think we're going to get a whole lot of people joining who don't have at least some interest in Magnettes.  What are we afraid of?  There are people who are, for a lack of a better word, shy.  They join quietly.  The don't contribute.  They just lurk.  But over time, they might start to feel comfortable and one day you get "this is my first post...  I'm thinking about getting a Magnette."  Allen, have you ever denied anyone access to the list?  I can see how if someone turns out to be a problem, they can be removed from the list.  But I can't really think of a situation in which someone new comes along and we say turn them away.
> 
> -Steve T.
> 
> At 11:14 PM 10/21/2013, Allen Bachelder wrote:
>> Chris,
>> 
>> I don't think people should be allowed on our list without some sort of administrative control. Granted, I don't know of anybody being denied membership, but I think we need some evidence of a person's  sincerity: either a recommendation from a current member or some reasonably convincing email exchange with an administrator or other current member. If newbies can simply sign themselves in, we know longer know who we are addressing and the group ceases to feel like a club.  I really feel a need for some control here...
>> 
>> Does this make sense or am I just getting a bit paranoid in my old age?
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