[meta-sig] Re: Tutor list: looking for someone to take over

[Deirdre Saoirse]

On Thu, 3 Feb 2000, Ivan Van Laningham wrote:

> David Ascher wrote:

> > I'm trying to offload some of my responsibilities which aren't
> > "mission-critical" to me. Being the 'list-owner' of the tutor list is one of
> > those.  I want to be able to keep only a very distant eye on the tutor list
> > traffic, and I don't think I can do that as list-owner.
> > 
> > I've picked the four of you because your names show up on the 'answer' side
> > of questions in the last month or two.  Are any of you interested?

I have answered David privately that I'm willing to take on the
responsibility. Like Ivan, I don't see any real need to change the format,
though perhaps there could be more encouragement. Also, a tutor list FAQ
wouldn't be a *bad* idea.

> > FWIW, I think the tutor list is doing OK, but could be doing better - we
> > have  about 400 subscriptions, but the traffic is light, and I see no
> > evidence of the tutor/tutee pairings which I envisioned when I proposed this
> > list.   We do have a fairly low noise level, which is pretty good.  I'm open
> > to suggestions for how to take this list forward, be it just change the
> > 'list owner', kill the list, change the format, etc.

> I'd be willing to do it, assuming that it can be done remotely, but with
> the understanding that I would make no changes right awa, and would not
> be able to be very much involved for a couple of months.  After April,
> my workload might shift enough that I could take care of some of the
> five dozen projects I want to get going; mailing-list stuff being near
> the top.

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