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'''[https://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.games.creatures.moderated alt.games.creatures.moderated]''' (or '''AGCM''') was an attempt by [[Dillon]] (then "alize") to creating a moderated subgroup of [[alt.games.creatures]] during late January - early February 1999 (''see [[history]]''). It appears to be generally accepted that he did this in order to protest against those he accused of flaming him on the existing newsgroup. The creation of the newsgroup is discussed (at length) in [https://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.config/browse_frm/thread/850d72895ca66f01 various],  
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'''[http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.games.creatures.moderated alt.games.creatures.moderated]''' (or '''AGCM''') was an attempt by [[Dillon]] (then "alize") to creating a moderated subgroup of [[alt.games.creatures]] during late January - early February 1999 (''see [[history]]''). It appears to be generally accepted that he did this in order to protest against those he accused of flaming him on the existing newsgroup. The creation of the newsgroup is discussed (at length) in [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.config/browse_frm/thread/850d72895ca66f01 various],  
[https://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.games.creatures/browse_frm/thread/f13942b2d10b3bf4 numerous] [https://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.games.creatures/browse_frm/thread/76799689412fefd7 newsgroup]
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[http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.games.creatures/browse_frm/thread/f13942b2d10b3bf4 numerous] [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.games.creatures/browse_frm/thread/76799689412fefd7 newsgroup]
[https://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.games.creatures/browse_frm/thread/a12a446aa81c2862 threads], as well as that of his [https://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.config/browse_frm/thread/850d72895ca66f01/c5f269b640dea63b previous suggestion] - '''alt.games.creatures2.moderated''' - in which he replied to criticism with the following statement:
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[http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.games.creatures/browse_frm/thread/a12a446aa81c2862 threads], as well as that of his [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.config/browse_frm/thread/850d72895ca66f01/c5f269b640dea63b previous suggestion] - '''alt.games.creatures2.moderated''' - in which he replied to criticism with the following statement:
  
 
:''". . . Again this is precisely why a new moderated group NEEDS to be created. Because of these people who think that they are the "elites" can go and say anything they please and people will believe it. They think that they can control the actions of everyone in the so called community. Well no longer. Sorry folk's your game is over."'''
 
:''". . . Again this is precisely why a new moderated group NEEDS to be created. Because of these people who think that they are the "elites" can go and say anything they please and people will believe it. They think that they can control the actions of everyone in the so called community. Well no longer. Sorry folk's your game is over."'''
  
Eventually Dillon [https://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.games.creatures/browse_frm/thread/3d661898c998f962 changed his mind], and later [https://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.games.creatures/browse_frm/thread/6cbb462b97ac535 wrote an apology] for some of his actions in relation to alt.games.creatures.
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Eventually Dillon [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.games.creatures/browse_frm/thread/3d661898c998f962 changed his mind], and later [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.games.creatures/browse_frm/thread/6cbb462b97ac535 wrote an apology] for some of his actions in relation to alt.games.creatures.
  
 
It appears that no posts of significance were ever made on alt.games.creatures.moderated - most non-spam topics were created by newbies. Dillon did not correctly register the group for moderation, and therefore posts were never actually moderated. [[RedWordSmith]] attempted to remove the newsgroup, but as news servers are not required to do so it has remained visible for some.
 
It appears that no posts of significance were ever made on alt.games.creatures.moderated - most non-spam topics were created by newbies. Dillon did not correctly register the group for moderation, and therefore posts were never actually moderated. [[RedWordSmith]] attempted to remove the newsgroup, but as news servers are not required to do so it has remained visible for some.
  
In June 2000 [[jtryspice]] [https://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.config/browse_frm/thread/98c6ccbe996c5acd/157c3ff1d21f5c99#157c3ff1d21f5c99 suggested much the same thing] with '''alt.games.creatures.sane'''; the group was never created.
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In June 2000 [[jtryspice]] [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.config/browse_frm/thread/98c6ccbe996c5acd/157c3ff1d21f5c99#157c3ff1d21f5c99 suggested much the same thing] with '''alt.games.creatures.sane'''; the group was never created.
  
 
==AGCM Charter==
 
==AGCM Charter==

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