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(J T) wrote in news:19640-415F7C97-191@storefull-
3152.bay.webtv.net:

So what if it has a
charter? With no moderator, how's a charter supposed to keep out the
trolls, and all?

Actually, remember when we had the Dizum.com invasion? IIRC, you were a
victim of those attacks, JOAT. Dizum said that they were willing to block
any newsgroup with a ban on remailers in their charter, but since the wreck
has no charter, they wouldn't block us. I noticed that the soft wreck has a
clear ban on remailer posts in the proposed charter, so Dizum would
probably block that group if it were to be created. Charters also matter to
Ebay auctions too. Ebay does act on Usenet charter violations.

I agree that most ISPs will not act on charter violations, but there are a
few examples above of entities that will act, and who knows what the future
will bring.

For the record, I abstained on the soft wreck vote.

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Bill