"Voting is easy once some of those core issues are addressed .. simply
create
a google web page ... install a vote button with the following questions"

A similar system could potentially be employed to help ease the burdens of a
moderator.

For instance in the event that the moderator is trying to make difficult
decision a vote could be employed to poll, anonymously, general list
consensus.  The final decision would still lie with the moderator but he
could move more confidently.

Similarly a way to submit annoying threads by subject lines and description
etc. to the moderator may be helpful.  If a discussion is annoying to
someone they notify the moderator and if the complaints start to pile up
then action can be taken.  Of course some folks may abuse this but the
complainers could be blocked...

Jonathan Poole
'83 AC Westy (moderated by limits of money, free-time and imagination only)