James and Squeakr: We have had indications that the new BB technology under consideration has the 'ignore' feature. I believe it will be valuable to some and in some cases it would not be valuable. As I said earlier - I would not always want to completely ignore a user - just what he/she may be saying today But it's a good personal option.

The premise of the proposal and a manageable point of contact with Randy (that the moderator/UAC would provide) is a buy-in from Randy. Either he or his staff would have to agree to a reasonable period of time to respond to cries for help beyond the moderator's scope of responsibility. As the ultimate authority, Randy I believe, makes the determination of moderators.

The council would be elected or partially elected/ partially appointed, and there would be a mechanism for allowing individuals who wished to serve an opportunity to be considered for the slate of nominees. Whether that mechanism is a nominating committee of one in the person of Randy, or some other process is a "how" and therefore a TBD item.


[This message has been edited by svpii (edited 03-05-2001).]