[thelist] open source development network
Daniel J. Cody
djc at five2one.org
Mon Aug 21 10:41:34 CDT 2000
Rudy_Limeback at maritimelife.ca wrote:
> now that we're running on linux/oracle, the slashdot effect can probably
> no longer hit us
>
> dan?
*ahem* well.. a typical /. effect is (what i've heard) something like
100000 page views in an hour. thats a lot for any server/s to handle..
we could handle it, it would probably just be slow.
> a) this list (thelist) is *not* moderated, but the admins were
> forced, on at least one occasion, to unsubscribe somebody
> for not cleaning up his act
yup, we've only ever kicked one person off thelist.. not bad for 1.5
years
> b) the web site (evolt.org) *is* moderated, but for suitability
> only -- the admins typically do not approve "articles" that
> are, say, press releases, requests for site critiques, in
> poor taste, etc.
>
> A. "suitability" as defined by the admins
> B. "poor taste" as defined by the admins
> C. we are always looking for new admins
+1
> also, the admins are not gods...
doh! there goes my ego rudy ;)
.djc.
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