radical remedy

[Kristin]

I had and idea after reading Parker's post. 

Maybe one solution is to have a few more list elves. Besides being a 
welcoming commitee to the newbies, the list elves could help with 
some of the more mundane moderating duties on the list. For example 
gently steering posts from netspeak to more traditional 
comminication. As Ebony put it teens are trainable (more so than 
adults, myself included) and we could teach them "our ways". I'm sure 
Our Magical Mod team could use the extra help, with their busy lives 
they may not always keep up with the goings on. 

Besides closing the list to new members we would miss out on a post 
like Mindy put up about the relationship between Muggles & Wizards. 
She asked some really good questions. Better than the questions I 
posed for the chapter summaries. I could never be a teacher I have a 
hard time thinking up thought provoking questions. I'll stop now 
because I'm starting to ramble.

If we think the list needs a few more house elves I'd be more than 
wiling to help out. 

Cheers,
     Kristin