COMP: subject tags, and comment on committee.

Laurie wrote:
>I have never understood their necessity in terms of
>searching the archives.

If you select any month at the Mallorn archives, and sort by subject, you 
can then read for example, everything written about hybridising for that 
month. That is, everything written about hybridising by those who have used 
the correct subject tags.
That is how the 'search by subject' works. I have used this a lot myself. 
Perhaps there is only limited use of this facility? Perhaps a poll to find 
out how many people know about and use it?

As a co-moderator of a list which has changed ownership a couple of times, 
but still runs smoothly, without much intervention by the owner or the 3 
moderators, I will detail my understanding of how the yahoo lists work:

The list owner sets up the list in the first place, and sets the rules by 
which the list will operate. If people like the subject involved, they join 
the list, and join the discussion, or, if they choose, just listen in. There 
can only be one owner.
Both the owner and the moderators can remove people from the list at any 
stage if they cause offence. I have done this a lot lately with spammers, 
but have never had to remove a genuine member despite a few flamings, and 
misunderstandings. Perhaps because it is only a small list.

If people don't like the list, they are free to leave. If they don't like 
the rules they are free to start their own list, as list owner, and hope 
that they get sufficient following to have decent discussions on that topic.

If I remember correctly, there have been a couple of bearded iris lists set 
up by people who didn't like the rules here. Perhaps it would be better to 
regroup into 2 bodies, and those who want to join both groups can.

I certainly am very much against the idea of a committee to run iris talk. I 
think John has done a fantastic job from the start, and most of this through 
very low key involvement. It seems to me that a committee would be far more 
controlling, and invasive than the current situation.

Of course if John has had enough I am sure there are people who would love 
to take over as list owner. Iris Moose perhaps?  :-)

Cheers, Jan

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