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Subject:Re: Vanagon List Moderator
From:Rod Smith
Date:Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:44:00 -0500

You've got my vote.

Rod
1984 Westy
(Mostly a lurker since 1999)

On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 4:16 AM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> 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)
>

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