Main List Problems

[joywitch_m_curmudgeon]

Well, as yet another former member of the Admin Team, I'll stick my 2 
knuts in, although IMO those of us who deserted you probably don't 
have a whole helluva lot of moral authority here.

I don't think that any of the solutions proposed so far are very 
useful, but I do have a couple of suggestions that may (or may not) 
be useful.

1.  Ask people to voluntarily limit their posts.  While we do have 
10,000 members, only a small minority of them actually post.  Some of 
them post A LOT.  Many of them post TOO MUCH.  We could ask people to 
limit their posts to one per day (or something).  Will that cramp 
some people's style?  Maybe.  Will we lose some brilliant insights, 
and some brilliant members, if we impose this rule?  Maybe, but we're 
losing both now because the list is so unreadable.

2.  Slow down.  We know the elves are swamped.  Let the messages pile 
up in pending for a little longer.  Membership in HPfGU is a 
privilege, not a right.  If newbie's posts don't show up on the list 
for a day or so, so be it.

3.  As Cindy said, you probably are short-staffed, but recruiting new 
elves has its pros and cons, and anyway it is an internal Admin Team 
matter that is none of non-Admin Team members' business.  But, have 
you considered any creative alternatives?  Are there list policing 
responsibilities that non-Admin Team members could do that might 
help?  I occasionally send offlists to people answering informational 
questions.  Would you like non-Admin team members to engage in more 
offlisting to answer questions, provide helpful suggestions, etc.?

4.  Send out more Special Notice Admin Posts.  Some people just need 
to be reminded that there are rules they have to follow.  Or send 
mass ADMIN offlists to the people who don't seem able to remember the 
rules.

--Joywitch, the deserter