There are moderated groups. The NetNews Moderator&#x27;s Handbook[1] has technical details (and more) but basically:<p><pre><code>    &#x27;Moderated&#x27; means that all postings to the newsgroup go to a mail
    address (e.g. comp.std.unix@uunet.uu.net) instead of appearing
    in the newsgroup directly. The postings are then forwarded via
    email to a moderator, or group of moderators, or even an automated
    program, who decides whether to actually inject the article into
    the newsgroup or to reject it as not meeting guidelines spelled
    out in the group&#x27;s charter.

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