This week has been something of an irony on this list I think: The moderator lost computer access, one person started a new list and announced it because he wanted more list moderation, then more people wrote "me too" messages than ever I've seen on this list countering the need for a new list.
To all who wrote in support of this list, Sarah, and myself, thank you for your thoughts and sentiments. I think enough of them have been expressed now to comprise a clear statement of majority opinion. So why an irony? The term "moderation" usually means "control" to us, when referring to a mailing list. But in the expression, "everything in moderation," it means something more like "balance"--staying away from extremes. The call for moderation sent us to extremes. Sarah's computer is now back online, though she's still restoring files and such and is thus still not fully here. I humbly suggest we stop the thread regarding the new list and wait quietly for Sarah to come back and read through all this mail. So may the list run in moderation, even when not moderated by a moderator. :-) -- Doug Lee dgl at dlee.org http://www.dlee.org SSB BART Group doug.lee at ssbbartgroup.com http://www.ssbbartgroup.com "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." -Abraham Lincoln
