Re: [boost] Proposal: Boost Users List

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-09-26 14:37:33

At 11:15 AM 9/26/2001, David Abrahams wrote:

 >The duties of the moderators should probably be decided by the moderators
 >themselves, although there are a few obvious points:
 >
 >1. Respond to user requests for mailing list services, when neccessary
 >(e.g.
 >"I can't figure out how to remove myself")
 >
 >2. Maintain a positive, professional tone in the conversations. Step in 
to
 >prevent eruptions if required. Ban abusers if absolutely neccessary.
 >
 >3. Establish policies for the list. You may decide to adopt most of the
 >regular boost policies, but you may also feel that some modification is
 >appropriate for a boost-users list.
 >
 >I think that the role of moderators will likely evolve, since we will
 >discover new ways of working with two lists. Moderators may need to act 
as
 >"go-betweens" to make sure important info is seen by the right people.

Good description!

As far as the time to be a moderator, it really doesn't take a huge 
amount.  More important to put it a bit every day, reading the list mostly, 
than to put in a lot of time once in awhile.

But the time required is very interrupt driven. If the moderator sees a 
problem, the moderator has to step in right away.

--Beman