In a message dated 1/17/98 8:11:33 PM EST, mkozusko@virtual.park.uga.edu writes: << Did those who left this week give reasons? I have myself signed-off this list in the past (although I usually just set my subscription to "no mail"), but always for reasons independent of the conduct of the list itself. just some thoughts. clinamen >> Those were some good thoughts, Clinamen. It is also possible that a new school semester is starting, and people are signing off the list because they won't have time to read all the posts. But I'll say that I've been on listserves that were hyper moderated, and I much prefer this one. I think lower levels of moderation expect more and better things from people than higher levels of moderation, and I think, all in all, on this list its worked pretty well in the short time I've been on it... Jim