On 3/1/2012 10:42 AM, Jim Loudon wrote: ... > Is anyone else troubled by the tone of recent posts? There was the thread > not so long ago shouting "SPAMMER, SPAMMER, I FOUND A SPAMMER!!!!! when it > turned out to be a legitmate subscriber, and now this, where an owner > wants to preemptively shut down a series of lists. > > Lighten up guys. > > jim Jim: Nobody suggested shutting down any list. Not only won't RW permit it, but that would be the very definition of counterproductive. You may be referring to moderation. Moderation *DOES NOT* shut down a list if the admin is competent and moderately diligent. It does not even affect the great majority of subscribers. It does take a lot of attention, to do it right, on a busy list. You cannot just moderate and then walk away. You have to keep a sharp eye on pending messages, to keep the conversation going. I suggested moderation as one *extreme* in a spectrum of possibilities. In most situations moderation is overkill and inappropriate -- except when things are already nearing a tipping point. Darrell