Apology, Info, Etc...

From: J. Maynard Gelinas <jmg_at_iac.net>
Date: Wed Mar 18 17:52:07 1998

        I do not _want_ the job, I am simply willing to do it. I
would _prefer_ Allison or Tim Shoppa, as I think they have better
legacy systems experiance than I. Also, they have been on this list
longer than most of us, and seem to have the best detailed technical
knowledge of us all. So, if we vote I nominate either Allison or Tim
Shoppa (or both), if they're willing to do the job. Of course, the
current maintainer is the _best_ choice if he can find the time to
help out. Clearly, we are going through a list crisis right now and
_someone_ impartial must deal with it.

        If no one else chimes up I am able to handle the job. I have
systems at my disposal which can handle list management, I've been on
the list for a good while and know the principle players; I know what
the content of this list is like when it's 'going good.'

        I _don't want_ to 'take over' the list, nor am I in a position
to do so. I could care less who runs it as long as he/she is
responsible and fair; it would be a big plus if he/she involved
him/herself in the discussion regularly as well. I just want my mbox
to stop resembling *.advocacy, and *.flame and get back to discussing
systems over 10 years old.

J. Maynard Gelinas

>
> I think it would be appropriate to have a vote rather than to assign the
> task arbitrarily to someone. While Bill has the right to handle it
> however he wants I think the most prudent approach would be to select
> several nominees and vote for them.
>
> Keep in mind that moderation rarely solves the kinds of problems we're
> seeing but rather creates a hard target for those who would rather insult
> and criticize others...so that the goal of a malcontent becomes not so
> much to try to control everyone else but to constantly harass and
> criticize the moderators.
>
> Again, my two cents worth.
>
> Anthony Clifton - Wirehead
>
> > But I'd rather take on the headache of being the list
> > maintainer than see classiccmp die out from bickering and off topic
> > posts because of ineffective list maintenance. Bill, you started a
> > wonderful thing, but I think, at least right now, we need heavier
> > moderation.
>
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