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diff --git a/templates/en/admindbpreamble.html b/templates/en/admindbpreamble.html index d7f284dea..806c91f1e 100644 --- a/templates/en/admindbpreamble.html +++ b/templates/en/admindbpreamble.html @@ -4,32 +4,37 @@ First you will find the list of pending subscription requests (if there are any), followed by any mailing list postings being held for your approval. -<p>For each subscription request, select <b>Refuse</b> or -<b>Subscribe</b>. If you refuse the subscription, you can -optionally add a reason for the refusal in the accompanying text box. +<p>For each administrative request, please select the action to take +by choosing one of: -<p>For each held posting, select the action -to take by choosing one of <ul> -<li><b>Defer</b> - Defer your decision until later. Use this if you -just want to forward or preserve (see below) the message but not -dispose of it yet. -<li><b>Approve</b> - Approve the message and send it on to the list. -<li><b>Reject</b> - Reject the message, sending a rejection notice to -the sender. The original message is discarded. -<li><b>Discard</b> - The original message is discarded with no -rejection message being sent. This option is useful for spam. +<li><b>Defer</b> -- Defer your decision until later. No action is + taken for this request, but for held postings, you can still + forward or preserve the message (see below). + +<li><b>Approve</b> -- Approve the message, sending it on to the list, + or for membership requests, approve the change in membership + status. + +<li><b>Reject</b> -- Reject the message, sending a rejection notice to + the sender, and discarding the original message. For membership + requests, reject the change in membership status. In this case, + you should add a reason for the rejection in the accompanying text + box. + +<li><b>Discard</b> -- Throw away the original message, without sending + a rejection notice. For membership requests, this simply discards + the request, again, without notice to the person making the + request. </ul> -<p>Turn on the <b>Preserve</b> option if you want to save a copy if -this message for the site administrator. This is useful for abusive -messages. Turn on the <b>Forward to</b> option, and fill in the -forwarding address if you want to forward the message to someone else -not on the list. +<p>For held messages, turn on the <b>Preserve</b> option if you want +to save a copy of this message for the site administrator. This is +useful for abusive messages. Turn on the <b>Forward to</b> option, +and fill in the forwarding address if you want to forward the message +to someone else not on the list. <p>When you're finished, click on the <em>Submit All Data</em> button at the top or bottom of this page. This button will submit all selected actions for all administrative requests that you've made a -decision for. If you don't want to make a decision for some requests, -leave all the action radio buttons unselected, and that request will -not be removed from the pending database. You can also +decision for. |