(I've been asked to forward this to the Ferret Mailing List anonymously. Bill) ================ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 92 11:03:21 EDT From: <anonymous> Subject: comments on the "Tyranical Dictator" Please forward this anonymously to the ferret list. Thanks! The FML is a great resource, but there are a few problems with its moderation. The biggest problem (IMHO) is that the moderator often injects his own opinions and comments whenever he feels like it. Information is fine (such as addresses, phone numbers, references to ferret books) but commenting on a message is not. A moderator should be practically invisible to the group so that no poster feels like they shouldn't post because the moderator might make some comment or other. In a sense, the content of the posters' messages are altered because the moderator's comments are included. If the moderator wants to comment on a particular message, let him submit his own message; that's what everybody else does. I *do* enjoy the list, but I too have thought about unsubscribing because of the number of moderator comments. [Posted in FML issue 0332]