Moderate the list?

[Brian Lawson]

I've been on this list for over two years, this total subscribed when I
checked last week was 386. As I recall each time I've checked it been around
that range and has never been above 400.

Many new, several lost.

I was away over part of the weekend and gained about 200 mails in my box, a
moderator would have no such luxury, he/she could never get a day off (or an
hour off) as I write this now its 7:30am some of you will see it early if
you are on the west coast, others later today when you wake up. What time
zone would the moderator be in? The point is if this message was moderated
would it show up on the list only 24 hours later?

Brian Lawson, RPT
Johannesburg, South Africa



> Friends,
>
> Forgive my ignorance, but what would a moderator actually do?  I have
> this
> perception that a moderator would read every post and forward to the
> list only
> those deemed of general interest.
>
> Potentially every one of us could get steamed about that, because
> something *we* thought was of general interest was kicked out by the
> *big boss.*  What form of government would that most resemble? Certainly
> not democracy.
>
> Maybe we are having growing pains.  How many people subscribe to the
> list now, compared with maybe two years ago?
>
> I favor moderating ourselves.  It would take some energy, but if you
> feel a post should not be on the list, just send a private message,
> probably only a single sentence, to the sender.  Maybe "Please send such
> messages privately" or "I feel this doesn't belong on the list."  I know
> if I got a half dozen responses like that toward something I wrote, I
> would soon consider what I send much more seriously.
>
> Regards,
> Clyde Hollinger
>
> Robin Blankenship wrote:
>
> > Perhaps a
> > moderator to keep things focused would be useful.