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From: Rey del Sexo <admin@asstr.org>
Subject: {ASSM} Foreword: Welcome one and all!
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 00:38:43 -0500
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Dear Friends,
As the administrator of ASSTR, I thought since this is the first
real official post to the alt.sex.stories.moderated newsgroup since it was
last active on April 1st, 1999, I would conjure up a few opening words.
For those who haven't been following the discussion on
alt.sex.stories.d, ASSTR (Alt.Sex.Stories Text Repository) will be taking
over moderation of the alt.sex.stories.moderated newsgroup, replacing Eli
the Bearded as moderator. Eli has "retired" as moderator after a
marriage, a cross country move, and a new job. ASSTR can not thank him
enough for the assistance he provided to the ASSTR team in resuming the
newsgroup moderation. Without Eli, this smooth and quick of a transition
would not have been possible.
I would like to welcome everyone back to this group. I know a lot
of you have missed it, and I can sincerely tell you all it gives the
entire ASSTR team great pleasure being able to bring it back for
everyone's enjoyment. A lot of work has gone into bringing the group
back, and we hope to be able to offer the best moderated newsgroup on the
Internet.
I know some of you could care less about an archive for ASSM or
ASSTR itself, and in an attempt to show those of you who feel this
way that ASSTR is truly dedicated to this newsgroup, I'd like to
outline some improvements that have been made over the old ASSM.
First, ASSTR will permit and honor the use of the "X-No-Archive:
Yes" header for those of you who do not wish for your posts to ASSM to be
archived at the ASSM Archive web site at http://assm.asstr.org ASSTR,
feeling that the archival of stories is highly beneficial and worthwhile,
prefers posters not use this header, as doing so limits the audience for
a poster's work. Additionally, after the post expires from the
newsgroups, unless it is reposted, it's gone for good. Of course, there
are also some valid reasons for not having a post archived. Therefore,
desiring to make the spam-free ASSM newsgroup appeal to as many authors as
possible while believing that an author should retain full control of
his/her works, ASSTR is letting the choice to archive remain with the
poster.
Second, posting via attachments is supported. This means you can
post to ASSM by sending your work as an email or usenet posting
attachment. ASSTR's in-house developed moderation software will
automatically convert the attachment to its original text file format and
allow it to be posted.
Third, ASSTR's software engineering team has also developed a text
reformatting program for those of you who have trouble formatting your
stories to the standard 75 or so characters per line. This system,
named "Smart Text Enhancement Processor (STEP)" will automatically
reformat any posts exceeding the 75 character margin. STEP improves the
readability of non-word wrapped posts tremendously. Note that at this
time, STEP only works with attachments, not with stories that are in the
body of the email.
Finally, the biggest change is the way the group will be moderated
from now on, although this is more of a "behind the scenes" change. ASSTR
has switched the moderation from a one-man operation to a team oriented
approach. ASSTR has developed software that automates as much of the
newsgroup moderation as possible, and then allows ASSM Moderation Team
Members (MTMs) to approve and reject messages. The system allows for an
unlimited number of MTMs, ensuring that there will always be available
moderators. For the record, the moderators will not be able to edit the
posts - they will only be able to approve or reject them.
Please note that we have had some problems receiving messages
posted to a few usenet servers. Therefore, if you'd like to contribute to
ASSM, please email your submissions to story-submit@asstr.org Posting
your works to alt.sex.stories.moderated may work, but emailing your
submission directly will alleviate the chance of it not making it. Once
ASSTR has determined this problem to be minimal, we'll post another
announcement.
As Janey has been announcing for the past week or two, today will
be a special day for ASSM, featuring those works submitted by authors for
part of the "GALA Grand Opening." All of the stories today are completely
new - stuff you've never seen before. There's a wide variety of stories,
so you're almost certain to find something you like.
Tomorrow, ASSTR will return to normal, as it was on April 1st.
Any erotic story will be posted, regardless of the author or content.
In closing, I'd just like to remind everyone that comments
regarding the way ASSM is being moderated (be them good or bad) are always
welcome and encouraged. Send any comments to admin@asstr.org
- Rey del Sexo
Administrator of Alt.Sex.Stories Text Repository (ASSTR)
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