Martin Hardcastle wrote in message
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Please consider sending your postings on topics in astronomy and
astrophysics to sci.astro.research!

sci.astro.research is a moderated newsgroup for the discussion of
astronomy and astrophysics. It is intended that the group should be
`lightly' moderated, bearing the same relation to sci.astro as
sci.physics.research does to sci.physics. Only postings which very
obviously contravene the moderation principles set out in the charter,
which can be found at http://www.star.bris.ac.uk/sar/charter.html , (by
being excessively irrelevant to research in astronomy or astrophysics,
speculative in content, or abusive) will be rejected, and if this
happens the poster will be notified by e-mail.

Contrary to the above statement, the sci.astro.research "moderators" will
not allow any post on their group that does not conform to the personal
predjudices of the moderators (unless they feel that they can 'spike' it
with a 'moderators note'). Not only will such submissions not be posted,
but quite frequently, they won't bother to notify the author when they
refuse a post. Abuse is tolerated ... if it supports their personal view.
Any flight of fancy or speculation is tolerated ... if it supports their
personal view. Any post that attempts to raise a subject with which they
disagree will be labelled 'speculative,' regardless of support or content.
Direct responses to questions in a thread will not be allowed. They will
not allow even a notice that the response will be addressed in sci.astro.
They will not allow any documentation that counters known historical
myths -- or even corrects simple historical errors -- if the correction in
any way 'lessens' apparent support for their personal views.

May the group continue to rot away from lack of interest....

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This announcement will be posted to sci.astro.research and other
groups in the sci.astro hierarchy from time to time.

This correction to the claims of the sci.astro.research heirarchy will be
posted from time to time when the false advertising is repeated, and the
author has time to kill.

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