From: Brad Templeton (brad@templetons.com)
Date: Sat Apr 29 2000 - 02:29:09 CDT
On Sat, Apr 29, 2000 at 01:49:34AM -0500, Jonathan Grobe wrote:
> I don't like this language; while moderators can add moderator's
> comments or strip signatures, there is a strong Usenet consensus that
> moderators should not be rewriting submitted articles (instead they
> should reject the article perhaps with suggestions as to what would make
> it acceptable). Yet you are saying "He MAY modify the article...."
> For what moderated groups that you know of is rewriting articles
> by the moderator acceptable?
Many of them. It's an ancient practice, though in some areas it was
much more common than others.
It's a matter of individual policy of the moderated group, not a
technical requirement. If a moderator declares she doesn't edit that's
fine. If she does, it's also fine.
In rec.humor.funny we tend to keep the edits minor. Fix typos,
formatting, remove excessive signature, take only the best joke if more
than one is selected etc. but there are many other policies.