It seems to me that if all this is stored on site, you're right back to having to search through it to get the information you want. Seems like a lot of work/coding for little return when you'd get

I found out the other day that if a topic is moderated via a hashtag, the individual messages within that topic don't show the "moderated" icon. Whereas in topics moderated by hand, the individual

Maybe there could be a separate message archive for messages and notices that don't go to the group: rejected messages from group members, rejection notifications, rejected messages from non-group

I just checked and my Activity Log file exceeds 32 Megabytes. Even the electrons add up. I like being able to scan down the Log entries. When I encounter whole messages there, it kind of disrupts

Andy, I have to admit that I, too, find it weird that they’re put into the same activity log with all the one-liners. At one point I debated with myself whether it really matters, and decided it

I can see the value in that. I am even more hesitant to go down the slippery slope of more options, but of course, these logging categories could be made group options. My preference would be that

We receive sometimes dozens of non-member messages daily. I would not want them in the Log. I might accept having them sent to me by email (but I would probably opt-out of receiving them, after the

I feel that an +owner message received from someone who never subscribed is nearly as valuable as a rejected message from someone who is. Although I remain hesitant to go down this road, but if we're

Chris, yes, the rejection notice (if sent) says “the message is included below.” and is in an attachment. This still requires sorting thru emails, often long past the days of the emsils, to

Does the Bcc Moderators function of a Rejection Notice not provide that capability? OK it might require "other mods" to read the original message from their Inboxes but is that a hardship? Chris

To clarify: I am suggesting recording only messages that were rejected by moderators (i.e., becaus of problematic content). I would not record any messages rejected by the system, including spam,

As I said, I would NOT record any of the cateogories Bruce mentioned, all of which are non-member messages, and that includes spam. (Maybe you didn't read past my unfortunate typo?;) -- J Messages

re: "How about logging it only if the reason for the rejection wasn't the size?" Where do you draw the line? If a typical spam message is 3 screenfuls of junk or ads, do you want all of that saved in

That's the current problem: they are currently available in emails only (in the "pending message needing approval" notification or in the rejection notice if bcc'd to moderators). And that's very

Sorry, big typo there - should read "you would NOT record" -- J Messages are the sole opinion of the author, especially the fishy ones. My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human

Thinking about this a bit more -- Personally I find the Activity Log best when it is just a nutshell of what happened, in the most concise form. I wouldn't want it to show me all the details. As it

That's a great point. But I would like to be able to see the whole thing. Sometimes the "whoppers" in these rejected messages come at the end. How about logging it only if the reason for the rejection

I understand that concern and was expecting that comment. I thought about it myself. We don't, for example, log deleted messages. I do think that rejected messages are especially important to be able

Hmm. This could be problematic. A message might be rejected because it is too large - Megabytes. Obviously you don't want all of that saved to the log. Maybe just the first line or two? Andy

J -- I can understand why this might be valuable to a group Owner to monitor those who have been assigned Moderator responsibilities...are they being too restrictive/liberal, etc. At the same time,