It is not the moderation its the administration. The bounced emails, the
stuff
that the list members never know about. This is a LARGE list, nearly 500
people.
The list is set up as unmoderated. That is, we do not approve the messages
before they go out, the moderation is in me sending out little reminders in
private and to the list (depending on the number of people taking part).
I am a moderator, but in Majordomo terms, it is an unmoderated list.
I can handle the moderation part, cuz you guys have gelled into a great
group and stay on topic most of the time. The admin stuff would add
another hour a night at least unsubbing those that are bounce emails
for several days (we seldom unsubbed you for 1 day of bounces, we ,
well Monica, lived with the email bounces into her mail box) I don't have that
time and it is a contract with userhome that we do this. I have access to
Monica's account that she uses for that purpose and have done it when
I house sit for her. GAWD that is a lot of work, I have to drive 20 miles
"home" feed the birds (she breeds birds so there are LOTS of them)
then take care of the list, do my own work online. So I have a good idea
of what it takes and I just don't have the time.
If you want to keep this list together, the best thing to do is to go to
www.userhome.com or anther service provider and set it up. Announce
the list before next Friday and get everyone to subscribe. Userhome is
very good and cheap (only $5 a month, less if you pay the full year)
and I recommend them.
I have enrolled in the class and start in a few weeks, I am writing a
proposal
for funding for a project, I am working 45 hours a week, getting things set up
for my groups support for Y2K and other emergencies and it is severe weather
season, which means I go to the Weather Service Office and talk to spotters
via amateur radio a lot. And I have a side business that I run from home. I
don't have the time. In fact, today is my birthday and I am working on my
business getting caught up. I told my husband that I didn't want to go out.
I didn't have the time.
If this list is to stay together, like I said before, someone will have to
start one (we can't just change ownership the paperwork is a nightmare).
Mary
At 11:17 AM 4/23/99 -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 99-04-23 00:16:17 EDT, you write:
>
><< My moderating time has been almost nill. I scan the messages about once a
> week and things moved along just fine. A little off topic but not for
>long! I
> was so happy! >>
>
>Mary, could we possibly continue as an un-moderated list until you have time
>to "do it properly" again? Or maybe you could appoint one of our more
>responsible members to babysit, so that all you'd have to do is deal with
the
>subbing and unsubbing? (I assume that's something you, personally, would
>have to deal with from your own e-mail account, and I couldn't volunteer to
>do it from my end?)
>
>I just hate to see this group split up, and would be happy to do whatever I
>can to keep it going.
>
>Karen
>
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