In the forwarded note at the bottom, Danny Click asks that the 
moderators resign.  

1) If all of us resign, the list ceases to exist; Yahoo requires 
that there be a moderator. 

2) For ALL who are unhappy with the volunteer work being done to 
keep this list running, are you volunteering to help?  Are 
you making sure that you are not causing problems that require
moderator action?

The moderators DO have much else they would rather be doing with 
their spare time, we would LOVE to have less moderating to do; 
many of the "moderating" notes are regarding lack of courtesy on the 
list, some are regarding off-list topics that have not been approved 
by the moderators (which is also a type of discourtesy), a few are 
regarding internet or Yahoo problems.  When the moderators are slow 
to react to problems, some problems become large and we are told 
that we are not moderating enough.  When we react quickly while 
problems are still small, we are told that we are moderating too much.  

We appreciate helpful input, but the unhelpful complaints from both 
sides have made the difference between "too much" and "too little" 
moderation almost zero.  I am therefore passing list ownership on 
to Mark Plank, who will continue to have help from David Dewey who 
has been back-up list owner for a LONG TIME and Bill Lane has been 
quickly taking on additional duties in the last year.  If anybody 
else wants to help with moderator chores, I'm sure that Dave, Mark, 
and Bill will be glad to hear from you.  

Even better, help them out by not giving them non-value-added 
work to do.  You are grown-ups, the list should not require help 
from the moderators to keep things civil and ON TOPIC.  Whether 
or not you are interested in promoting S scale, your activity 
on this list IS showing our scale to others.  You can make S 
attractive by making this list a helpful fun place.  You can 
make this scale unattractive by mis-using this list.  Most of 
you have become members since the list rules were formalized.  
When you accept list membership, you are agreeing to follow 
the list rules.  If you don't like the list rules, find a 
different list or talk to the moderators off list.  On-list 
complaints and making up your own rules are exceedingly 
counter-productive.   

Now, back to your regularly scheduled programming.  

Ted Larson
Waltrip's Law:
If it ain't broke, work on it until it is! 




--- In [email protected], Danny Click <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thank you Harold.  Well put.  The recent
> micro-moderation of this list has been awful.  You
> guys really need to find something else to do with
> your spare time.  Please resign from your duties.
> 
> Danny Click
> 
> --- Harold Minkwitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> 
> > This has to be the most b****tchy and whiney group
> > on the internet. 
> > Every other post is a moderater or someone
> > complaining about some 
> > infraction. There has been more moderation on this
> > group in the two 
> > months I have been seriously following tnan all the
> > forums I have 
> > been on for six years. Posting sucks. No wonder S
> > scale continues to remain in it's abyss.
> > 
> > Guys grow up. Your are the old guys you complained
> > about twenty years ago.

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