With that out of the way, do people think it's worth going back on autopilot for a while? It was working pretty well. After that brief flurry of "problems" (the only ones in 5 years) culminating in me being called a "Tyranical (sic) Dictator", plus a couple of unsubscribes, I think it's probably worth opening up discussion of whether I'm doing the right thing or not. In order to make it possible for people to speak their mind, I have come up with a way for you to "post" anonymously if you wish. If it's okay with Bill that is. Namely, send your comments to Bill Gruber ([log in to unmask]), he'll strip the identification information, and submit it as an anonymous message to the list. I'll leave things off autopilot for a while so that I can regulate flow to something manageable if a lynch mob gets rolling. Bill can report on whether I've interfered with the contents. I just ask that people be brief, and I'd prefer that people commenting should have been a subscriber for at least 10 issues. This is a brief description of FML policy: 1) must be on the subject of ferrets, or about a subscriber. Ie: on topic, or of concern to other subscribers. 2) no material that I feel is simply offensive. (this, of course, has to take into account timing too). 3) no ARC (or similar) propaganda. 4) No forgeries. Ie: return email addresses should be valid - aside from what I'm proposing above, I should be able to identify the origin of any message. Which can be suppressed when the mailing list is sent out (if requested). 5) I don't alter content of anything. 6) News or network gatewaying requires permission. In 5 years and 330 issues I have: a Invoked rule (1) once. Issue 324. b Invoked rule (2) & (4) once. Back in March. (Karl) c Got caught by same posting that violated (2) and (4) getting through because the list was on autopilot. (Karl) d Rule (3) has never been invoked (I thought I was going to get a flood at one point, but it never materialized). e Never summarily unsubscribed anybody or refused a subscription. f Never refused permission for gatewaying (there are, I believe, three gateways in total) [Posted in FML issue 0331]