Date:         Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:27:51 -0500
Reply-To:     David Milo <dellaone@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         David Milo <dellaone@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon List Moderator
Comments: To: BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com>
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I for one would welcome increased list moderation, as lately some folks seem
to be using it as a warm up for an appearance on Comedy Central or a stream
of consciousness blog. There are lots of other places on the internet to
satisfy those proclivities; take them there.

Jim Arnot did a great job, but I think he got worn down by folks ignoring
the rules. As I recall, with the former moderator (before Jim), misbehaving
listees sometimes simply "disappeared" from the list for a while, sometimes
permanently.
The key attribute for any moderator is to remain fair but firm, but above
all to "be there" to do it.

Knowing of Mr. T's reputation, I think that he would be a great choice. He
is obviously a staunch proponent of Vanagons.

Cheers,

Dave Milo


> I volunteered to try my hand as List moderator. Like many folks' keyboards,
> the recent rash of unbriddled off-topic discussions was been wearing out my
> delete key. I believe that in order for the List to continue to survive as
> a
> true community, some sort of moderation needs to be put in effect.
> Otherwise, I suspect the greater portion of the membership will resort to
> lurking if not dropping their membership altogether. That would be an
> excusable shame.
>
> Jim said I should bring this up to the List in general. I don't know how
> one
> could count votes. Besides, most folks probably will not likely participate
> in the process. As far as I can recall, the choice for moderator has always
> been decided by the people with the hardware (for the listserver). Now it's
> apparently a totally different deal. Jim was able to moderate remotely. The
> equipment is still at TomC's place and I think there is still some
> connection to Coyote's vanagon.com site.
>
> Anyway, please share our thoughts about this. Pmail if necessary.
>
>
> BenT
> (flame suit on)
>