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In article , tcnw71@blackhole.do-not- spam.me.uk says... > > Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:40:24  > uk.net.news.moderation Nuxx Bar  > > >Sigh. Much as I think that the only way forward is to replace the worst > >of the current "moderators" (at least Jackson, Clinch and Braggins, and > >possibly Brooke) with more reasonable types who aren't determined to run > >URCM as a private club, I can't really argue with either of you. > > > >As stated, it's the (ab)use of a uk.* newsgroup which is really > >objectionable...if it was their own forum or private news server then > >those saying "People are using the group so why not just leave them to > >it?" would actually have a point. From the very start there has been a > >cynical and arrogant determination to circumvent the "rules" stating > >that uk.* newsgroup moderators must treat everyone fairly and without > >bias according to opinion, personality clashes etc. At best, we have > >only had lip service paid to those requirements, and even that is thin > >on the ground. > > I can almost go for that.

So far so good.

> I have a minor problem with the "me, me, me" bit

This time I can't even remotely fathom what you mean. I haven't mentioned myself above at all. Are you saying that I only think the above because I want to be able to post to URCM without being discriminated against because of moderators' personal opinions of me? Then maybe you're right to an extent, but isn't everything that people say or do self-serving in some way in the end?