robomoderate
verbEtymology From robo- + moderate.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Ambitransitive To robotically moderate (a discussion forum, etc.).
- One: robomoderate all the hawaii groups so that no crossposting is allowed. This would be fairly easy to do, and knock out lots of junk.1996 October 28, albert the panther, quoting Karen Lofstrom, “Something is rotten in the hawaii hierarchy”, in hawaii.config (Usenet), archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025:
- You will get NO votes from some news.groups regulars if you refuse to robomoderate against crossposts.1997 December 3, Henrietta Thomas, “Your opinion is important, Agusti. Was: Me meto donde no me llaman (sobre soc.culture.charnego)”, in news.groups (Usenet), archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025:
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- T.o is robomoderated, one of the few (if not the only) group so moderated; the moderator only maintains the 'bot software and the server.2018 June 14, Bob Casanova, “Is this piece of trash yours?”, in talk.origins (Usenet), archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025:
- Related terms
- robomoderation, robomoderator, automoderate