> What I am seeking is not so much "the answer" as to make sure I've > asked all the right questions to help me come up with the answer for > my list.
For me its a question of what expectations I have of my list posters, and what responsibilities they assume by being a list member.
I'd like to make a clarification about my role here. I've been administering this list for about 5 years, but I'm not the list owner. I do have a lot of say about what goes on (for instance, we recently migrated from majordomo to mailman, at my request), but for changes or clarification of list policy I have to come up with reasons why I want to set a certain policy and then present those reasons to the list owner and get his buy-in before implementing the policy. So, I can't just make policy "because it's my list and I say so". I have to be sure that I've considered all possible sides of the issue and that the policy I want to implement is really the best policy for the list as a whole, for the community as a whole.
Thanks to everyone for your replies, they have been very helpful for me!
jc
