Response to Re: List Management - RESPONSE

Quietly I observe this debate. Yet, I feel most for Jay, given my own history of operating an organisation to which others subscribed: the International Core Wars Society. Eventually, the subscribers came to feel that they owned what was my personal property (not that the Classic Computers list is anyone's personal property). So, with time, I relented, giving up all of my property rights for the benefit of Core War generally. The result, the ICWS is now a defunct organisation. Moral: Jay, given that you were granted control, and given that others were fully satisfied with your having such control (and the attendent responsibilities), it is clear that you should not give up such control (lest the list go the way of the ICWS) and you should stick to your guns. My vote is for Jay! William R. Buckley Sellam Wrote.... That's funny you should say that now Sellam, because you were the first one to post to me privately during the great "reply-to" debate that "it is your list, take care of it well....", and "you make the rules... do what you wish". I will go dig up your past private email to me that said just that if you would like. You have also posted words similar to that on the list in the past, I noted them well. I find it interesting that you are suddenly changing your tune. Does your past stance on this issue no longer mesh with your adgenda perhaps? You do get some input. I listen. However I also make the final determination. If you don't like it, or feel that I don't get reasonable input from the list members, please feel free to start an alternate list - that appears to be your motivation in any case. Infiltrated with Spammers? See Jerome's recent post on this topic for a reality check Sellam. That statement is what a flamer would call a "target rich environment". I think I'll leave the gauntlet on the ground. Sellam, you're trying to bait me. I'm not falling for it. Live with it. Jay West