That may not be a bad thing. The list has drifted from its original purpose, to discuss issues of teaching statistics. Making the list strictly registered people only for posting would very likely return it to a more educational orientation.

I think the list should be separated from the newsgroup. I've always thought this confusing and unusual. Newsgroups are dead, or a dead zone. I'll bet the newsgroup side is the source of the lion's share of the spam.

I wish I was in a position to offer a solution. That is, if I knew I would continue my current academic affiliation for more than the next year then I'd offer to host. Unfortunately, I'm not in that situation.

Someone needs to step up to the plate for at least the email list. The email list can be a functional entity. All email lists to which I belong have little to no spam. I may be fortunate, but that is the way it is.

Paul Bernhardt
U of Utah

On Apr 8, 2004, at 6:43 AM, Art Kendall wrote:

The problem I would anticipate with that is that responders tend to be
"regulars", but most of the questions posed come from "first timers" or
"only timers".


Art


Peter Flom wrote:

Would it be possible to make the list available only to people who
have registered?  I am on other lists that do this.

Peter

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