From: Ferret Mailing List <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Ferret List Issue 332 > [Which is what everybody should keep in mind. Rec.pets and Rachel > Dafni Christi (aka Roger David Carrasso) come to mind - one of the > benefits of moderation. Nancy? I cringed when I saw you fall > for rdc's baiting. But it was too late for me to warn you...] Who me? I very rarely reply to these inane messages. When I do it's a well though out, intelligent reply, not the emotional response they are attempting to get. I've been around Usenet long enough to fully realize their intentions. Yes, I was the first to reply to the "ferret recipes", but I was in no means the last. I only replied to that message to show my indignation that such a thing would be attempted on the mailing list, not an emotional response to the actual posting. [On the net about two months ago. Not here.] (the rest of my submission is all policy issues -- if you aren't interested, skip to the end of my message) Now, my 2 cents on this whole moderation issue. I like having a moderator, and I have no problem with the []'s. Chris, I do agree with the "logic" argument somewhat, though. I would prefer if you would not interrupt paragraphs, such as you did in Chip's message in #334. Your comment would be just as understandable if you waited until the end of the paragraph, and it does interrupt the chain of thought. Don't take any of this too personally, Chris. The *VAST* majority of us think you are doing a fabulous job. So this should be taken as nothing more than a bit of constructive criticism. In all the time I've been a member of the list, I only remember one time where I was upset with you as a moderator. And I have a feeling that that could be chalked up as merely a misunderstanding. That's a darn good statistic as far as I'm concerned. [You were mad at me? What for?] Now, my 2 cents on putting the list on autopilot: I have mixed feelings on this one. On one hand, it was really nice having the mailing list sent out every night. On the other hand, we're still paying for the stupid "ferret recipes" post. He stirred up quite a hornet's nest, starting out with the initial responses, and now major controversy regarding the running of the list. I'm willing to leave that decision up to you, if you have time to moderate the list I really like having you around. But if you don't have the time, I would rather have an unmoderated list than go to rec.pets.ferrets since that would mean losing the members from CompuServe, the "listeners" from GEnie, and all Internet people with stupid sysadmins. - Nancy Nancy Hartman CIS graduate student [log in to unmask] U. of Delaware President and founder, Delaware Valley Ferret Club Owner of Percy & Bree [Posted in FML issue 0335]