[Platform] Recent rejected postings

[Jamie O'Keefe]

Thanks, Merelice.

mailman moderators can manage messages (say that are held) and
members.  Administrators act as moderators and can change more
fundamental settings of the list.

Jamie

On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 9:32 PM, Merelice <merelice at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Platform Committee,
>
> There are now enough members of this committee that someone should be
> willing to administer this list. As he said, Jamie administers quite a few
> lists and that number should gradually be reduced as committees get active.
>
> Jamie, You use the terms "moderate" and "administer." Are they different?
> Could you do a brief explanation of what is involved? I'm not sure whether I
> fit one or both roles for the Rainbow list and the AdCom list, but I can
> tell people that it is not heavy-duty work.
>
> Please offer your services.
>
> Merelice
>
> PS: When emailing one of the party lists, if you have more than 3
> recipients, your email will get rejected.
> On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 11:58 AM, Jamie O'Keefe <jokeefe at jamesokeefe.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> An number of you have received notices that your postings were
>> rejected.  The lists hold messages for moderator approval if they are
>> too large or have been cross posted to too many places.  I believe on
>> this forum, and certainly a few others, I have notified folks that if
>> folks keep cross posting or not cutting down the size of the emails
>> they forward, I will start to reject messages.  If I did not notify
>> folks, then I apologize, but as list admin I will start rejecting
>> messages that get moderated.  I will try to be consistent about it,
>> but I am only a volunteer.  Since I administer a number of lists,
>> dealing with such moderated messages takes up a sizable fraction of
>> the little "free" time I have.
>>
>> If someone objects to this policy, then please feel free to volunteer
>> to administer this list and I will hand the task of dealing with held
>> messages off.  i administer too many lists as is.
>>
>> Thank you for your understanding.
>>
>> Jamie
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>



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peace,

Jamie
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