ADMIN: Begging Your Patience . . .

[Hebby Elf]

Fellow Listmembers,

We know how frustrating it is to throw out ideas and then hear 
nothing. We wanted to let you know that the admin team has been
trying to think of the best way to institute a public forum for
listmembers to give input. It's actually been on the table for quite
some time. Ironically, it is one of the initiatives that got back-
burnered when we had to begin devoting more resources to dealing with
the situations that led up to the recent administrative issues.

One of the more unfortunate side effects of recent events is that a
more "legalistic" attitude has crept into the building; the admin
team has become extraordinarily cautious in how we word any official
or formal communications from the team. Our standard method of
decision-making, consensus, is a time-consuming process in any case, 
and this added caution makes it take that much longer to reach 
decisions that we feel confident are right for the lists.

We apologize for the delay. We want to let you know that you *are*
being heard. We're debating the most effective way to set up a system
that will function smoothly and provide a venue for listmember input
on list policy and procedure in a friendly and constructive 
environment.

Yesterday, we promised that we (the List Elves) would make one final 
post on the subject here in OT Chatter, addressing some of the 
concerns brought up recently on the list. Instead of going ahead 
with that, and breaking our own rule about policy discussion on OT 
Chatter, we intend to wait and post this response a bit later than 
originally planned, once we decide how and where to best have these 
discussions. Therefore, in the meantime, if any of you have 
additional questions or concerns, please contact us at -owners until 
we get the system finalized.

Lastly, we sincerely thank you for the constructive suggestions that
many of you have floated, and beg your patience for just a bit 
longer.

Wendy St. John, aka Hebby Elf,
for the List Admin Team