Alan Dayley wrote: > #3 would be very bad. This minimizes the ability to provide immediate > and timely tech support when it is needed. I don't like this idea at > all unless someone were moderating the list 24/7 so that there is zero > delay on the messages that need to go quick. Otherwise we have cut a > significant part of the value of the list. And I don't see 24/7 > moderation as realistic, even if a team of people volunteered Thing is, mailman can already filter based on subject. We could just mark all OT: threads as needing-moderation and it would NOT hurt the normal discussions at all -- normal threads are delivered in a timely fashion. Sorry if I did not make that clear. At this point, it could be a matter of monitoring the list, and if, in normal usage, a person could simply label their reply as OT-Poltical when the topic is becoming OT-Political, and at that point, all replies would be stuck in the moderation queue. The reason that this is the best option, imo, is that it gives the best of both worlds (moderated v. unmoderated) I think that #2 is a viable option only if it is technologically feasible. I'm not sure how/if mailman supports inter-list communications and how it could route them (the user will default to mailing plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us by default, based on their mailing client) I see no way to do it if mailman doesn't support it. The problem is that, by default, users will no move their discussion to this list without being asked, and even then, the question of whether it happens is largely up in the air. From #plugaz RIGHT NOW: [22:55:06] enough's enough. I'm going to unsubscribe for a while [22:59:05] it's too much right now .. I like to read the topics to see if anyone needs help -- --- Ryan Rix (623)-826-0051 (It is an old Debian tradition to leave at least twice a year ...) -- Sven Rudolph http://hackersramblings.wordpress.com | http://twitter.com/phrkonaleash XMPP: phrkonaleash@gmail.com | MSN: phrkonaleash@yahoo.com AIM: phrkonaleash | Yahoo: phrkonaleash IRC: PhrkOnLsh@irc.freenode.net/#srcedit,#teensonlinux,#plugaz and countless other FOSS channels. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss