Re: Moderate this newsgroup?

Alan Browne wrote:
> chasfs wrote:
>> The number of off-topic posts is rising, but we
>> can do something about it. We can turn this
>> into a moderated newsgroup - see
> 
> The number of on-topic posts is so small as to not require a moderator. 
>    The off-T posts aren't that many that they can't be instantly
dismissed.

That's not the numbers I'm seeing.
Not counting the messages in *this* thread itself, I count:
	158 camera/photo-related msgs   (not necessarily medium format)
	268 junk
That is, very nearly 2/3, or 63% of the posts are outright junk or spam.

I didn't even try to count how many are "on topic" in the sense
of being related specifically to medium-format cameras or photography.

There is clearly some good content here,
but the preponderence of junk/spam is enough to make me wonder
if it's worth my time.
It's not like the non-topic messages were commercial advertisements
for medium-format products in which I might be interested,
and whose sponsor****p makes this newsgroup possible.

I haven't yet read the articles to which links were posted,
describing the why's and why-not's of converting a non-moderated group
to a moderated group, or why moderated groups are just plain bad.
It does bug me that such an argument even comes up,
in the face of the onslaught of xxxx being posted in a group such as this.