Hi,

> How about a probationary period for new members? It shouldn't take
> more than a post or two from a new member before it's evident his or
> her interest lies in celestial or "heavenly" bodies.

I'd guess that even by looking at the email address you'd be able to determine
if they're valid Guide users. Often spammers give bigus email addresses, so an
email to the adress given will often be returned as undeliverable, hence
disclosing the spammer.

> I think, but I'm not sure, that's it's possible to have multiple
> moderators so if the probationary mode becomes burdensome. (I'll
> volunteer, if need be.)

This should be looked into if it becomes an issue, as I'd rather have Bill
putting his good work into Guide than to fight spam! :)

> On another note, I get so much spam now, that it's second nature to
> hit the delete key.

True, but you don't get most of your spam from the mailing lists you subscribe
to, hence it'll take a couple of more seconds until you realise that the DEL key
is called for.

Anyway, hopefully this was just an accidental event.

And if anyone has read thus far, can anyone tell me how to display the landing
sites of the various spacecraft that have visited the Moon? Is there a data set
available for download, or lurking somewhere on the Guide CD-ROMs?

Best regards,

Arild :)


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