In news.groups Gary Newman wrote:

Having said all that, I would still oppose a moderated group... there are
plenty of web forums for people who want that sort of stuff.

Web forum are not the same as usenet forums. Some folks prefer
usenet over web forums from a technical standpoint. The issue
at hand is whether an existing topic space, with existing readership,
can be made usable (again), not whether it should be moved off usenet.
Sometimes, when the readership proves to have too little discipline,
moderation is the only solution left. Whether it proves to be a
viable solution can only be determined by trying it (starting with
whether it can manage to get to a vote).

ru

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My standard proposals rant:
Quality, usefulness, merit, or non-newsgroups popularity of a topic
is more or less irrelevant in creating a new Big-8 newsgroup.
Usenet popularity is the primary consideration.