On 10/9/18 12:10 AM, jf...@ms4.hinet.net wrote: > I am wondering the role of the moderator. > > Does he own the server or pay the bill? Where he get the power to suspending > people? Is he a police or judge? Can he shoot someone just because he has any > reason? > > What will happen if his power was limited? Will the forum be end in disorder? > No, I don't think so. We are mature enough to keep it running. > > --Jach > >
Moderators are generally appointed by those who do 'pay the bill' for the mailing list they are moderators for, and serve at their pleasure. Mailing List are generally 'private property', though often made open to the public for general use. The owners of that property, generally have rights to establish rules for the public to use that property (perhaps somewhat constrained by whatever laws are applicable at the physical location that the mailing list server, owner or moderator resides at). Shoot, as in physically, generally no such right; metaphorically, as in sever discipline in list operations, generally yes, though perhaps limited from some grounds based on applicable Laws. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
