Perhaps my experience in running a moderated email list would help someone decide if they are interested in volunteering for such a job.
I spend about 1/2 hour a day moderating my list (for historians of economic thought), but it is time that is distributed throughout the day. As I read my regular email, I'll get messages posted to the list that I review, then send on if they are appropriate. I get almost no spam. The biggest hassle is rejecting messages and dealing with a few hotheads and advertisers. Helping users with tech issues is also a time sink. You need to know a little about email and list software. On balance, I'd say it's a worthwhile volunteer position. I feel good that I am helping my colleagues maintain a discussion. I would join an email list dedicated to a conversation about the teaching of stats. I don't read the questions from students (or answers) on edstat and it's sad when people start flaming. I believe a subscription based, moderated list would raise the level of discourse tremendously. Of course, a subscription-only list without moderation is also an option. Thanks, Jackie, for your service all of these years. I, like many others on this list, have never had the pleasure of meeting you, but you can rest assured that there are many people out there who have benefited from this list and from your hard work maintaining it. Prof. Humberto Barreto Department of Economics Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN 47933 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: (765) 361-6315 FAX: (765) 361-6277 http://www.wabash.edu/econexcel . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
