On 08 May 2009 15:14:39 +0100 (BST), Ian Jackson
wrote:

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* Require posters (of some kinds of articles?) to give and use
their real name (eg, to avoid nym-shifting).


Oh yes, we must be able to weed out those people who we don't want
posting here, even if everything they say conforms to the moderation
policy.



* More severe restrictions on articles about controversial topics.
(We could make a list of the subjects, or have the moderators
maintain a list.)


More ********, we will not allow discussion of those topics, where
no matter how sensible the post, there is an implied criticism of
cycling, or the benefits of cycling.

We want nothing objective stating in this moderated group.


* Maintain a list of approved posters of some kind and impose
draconian restrictions even as to subject matter of un-approved
posters.



We cannot allow an individual to contradict the views of those who
really know.



* Prohibit postings about `road politics' from any previously-unknown
poster.

* Prohibit postings about `road poltiics' from pseudonymous posters.


We don't want anyone coming in to *our* moderated group and raising
controversial issues.



* Reject postings from posters who cherry-pick the articles to reply
to, to ones they have an answer for.

You must discuss those threads you know nothing about.


* Reject postings from posters who have frequently posted things
which can be objectively determined to be wrong.


"Objectively"?


There is no technical difficulty with running a moderated group. I'd
be happy to host and run moderation software on my own colo machine.


An excellent post by the way.

The only debatable point was who would make it.