How hard is the life of a DML moderator?

["Stragand, Dave" <dave.stragand@xxxx>]

Hi All,

I know what these moderators go through -- as I run 6 different mailing lists myself, and have been a member of this list for over five years. Want an idea of how their average day goes? Try following just one imaginary thread... Let's say that I changed my turn signal light bulb in the 'Vixen', for instance. How many emails does that generate? About FIVE HUNDRED emails:

1 to change the light bulb, and to post to the list that the light bulb hasbeen changed (that's me).

17 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs, and how the light bulb could have been changed differently, or to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs, and/or how light bulbs should only be changed by approved vendors

7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs.

21 to flame the spell checkers.

20 to correct spelling/grammar in the spelling/grammar flames.

37 to write to the moderators complaining about the light bulb discussion and its inappropriateness to this list.

22 to post that this list is not about light bulbs and to please take this thread to the new [DMC-LIGHTBULBS] group at Yahoo Groups!

54 to demand that cross posting to [DMCforum], [NCDMC] and [dmc_electrics] about changing light bulbs be stopped.

41 to defend the posting to this list saying that we all have light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this mail list.

106 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for D's, and what brands are poor.

5 to say that HID, LED or OLED lightbulbs are better.

10 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs.

8 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly, and to post corrected URLs.

2 to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to this list which makes light bulbs relevant to this list.

2 to ask about the differences in Euro-spec lightbulbs.

2 to talk about DMC light bulbs seen in video games/rock videos/movies/television/etc.

1 to post about the new light bulb vote in the polls section.

3 posts to ask where the polls section is.

19 posts asking about the light bulbs used in "Back to the Future".

12 to concatenate all posts to date, then quote them including all headers and footers, and then add pointedly, "Me Too."

7 to quote the "Me Too's" and happily add, "Me Three!"

4 to post to the list that they are unsubscribing because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy.

3 to suggest that someone make a DMC light bulb FAQ.

1 to propose getting all new moderators that are "lightbulb friendly"

4 vendors to say that their bulbs are NOS, better than NOS, or even better than the sun.

1 post from Martin Gutkowski about how to make your own improved light bulbs (some soldering skill required).

3 to post light bulb cross-references.

5 to say that those cross-references can be dangerous & to support the vendors!

3 to talk about how they bought a case of lightbulbs for $1 at a KAPAC warehouse sale.

7 to say that Delorean One would not sell them any light bulbs.

3 to defend D-One, saying that Ed Bernstein -is- the light; there is no need for bulbs.

11 to say just take the car to to PJ Grady, DMC Houston, Dave Bauerle, Don Steger, DMC Joe, etc.

3 to suggest that somehow James Espey has some kind of "light bulb conspiracy" going on.

2 to say that Lee Seiler's scale DMC lightbulb has -still- not arrived.

1 to say that Lee's light bulb did arrive and is wonderful.

2 emails asking if JZD invented the light bulb.

1 to ask if JZD invented light.

4 from new owners (or non-owners) asking What is a light bulb?/Where is it?/How can it be changed?

39 emails begging the moderators to please end this thread.

5 to talk about diving in the North Sea to find the original DMC light bulbdies.

2 to say how those dies would no longer be useful.

1 from the moderator of the week, saying that the light bulb thread is now dead (unless anyone has anything really new to add)

1 post with new information

1 from the moderator of the week (again), saying that the light bulb threadis now REALLY dead. =)


In that flurry of 500 emails, just how many get through? NOW you know whatthe life of a moderator is like...

-Dave Stragand

VIN #05927
http://www.projectvixen.com