Maybe I've just whipped my subscribers into shape over the years <g> or (God forbid) they are scared of me, but I find asking permission/getting permission ahead of time to be quite effective. I just had a gal request permission to post on one of my lists about a new blog she's started and the blog is SPECIFICALLY related to the subject matter of my list AND she's very knowledgeable so I trust her blog to be helpful for many list members...so I gladly gave permission and thanked her for asking. Joan In a message dated 2/14/2013 2:52:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, darrellm@sprynet.com writes: We agree completely on that part of it. I simply do not think that requiring advanced approval by the admin is effective in ANY situation. Therefore, as I see things, subscribers asking for permission just wastes my time. I tell my subscribers, "If the post is on topic, post it. If not, don't bother to ask; the answer will be 'no'." If a message is genuinely marginal, then by definition it will do no great harm -- I use those rare instances as teaching opportunities. Clearly, this is a matter of opinion. Other admins will do things differently. Darrell