[Python-Dev] comp.lang.python.announce

[Greg Stein]

On Tue, 18 Apr 2000, Jeremy Hylton wrote:
> >>>>> "GvR" == Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> writes:
>...
>   GvR> If Marcus and Gandalf don't moderate quickly the community can
>   GvR> oust them. 
> 
> A painful process.  Vladimir/Gandalf seems to have disappeared
> completely.  (The original message in this thread bounced when I sent
> it to him.)  The only way to add new moderators without Marcus's help
> is to have a new RFD/CFV process.  It would be like creating the
> newsgroup all over again, except we'd have to convince the moderator
> of news.announce.newsgroups that the current moderator was unfit
> first.

Nevertheless, adding more moderators is the "proper" answer to the
problem. Even if it is difficult to get more moderators into the system,
there doesn't seem to be a better alternative.

Altering the mailing list gateway will simply serve to create divergent
announcement forums.

Cheers,
-g

-- 
Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/