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 various, numerous newsgroup threads, as well as that of his previous suggestion - alt.games.creatures2.moderated - in which he replied to criticism with the following statement: