Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "brown8700" <brown8700@a...> wrote:
> Restricted? I would say it isn't necessary with three moderators on 
> board. Offensive posts could be promptly trashed.

Stephen,

Duly noted. But see Zilla's latest post here. It might get awfully 
tiring policing all the messages, as opposed to checking ID's at the 
gate and watching the new posters for a while. Also, indirectly in 
favor of restricted membership is the poor response we've gotten 
lately in polls and posts that were really shameless pleas for a show 
of the silent majority's hands. Our completley unrestricted 
membership was unable get us a number of participants remotely close 
to the 730 people who belong at least nominally. I like the size of 
the membership. I feel strongly about protecting it, and swelling it 
if at all possible, but the small proportion of phantoms who might 
pass up this group because they can't read its messages without 
waiting for a membership confirmation might not be the right people 
to determine our general policy. How serious (well, serious for 
drummers) could they be? So far, restricted membership seems to be 
carrying the day, but let's keep monitoring the opinions.

Ed