Agree John, you made some good points. Two lists would not be good. Talking Barb k1eir to moderator would be a good idea.
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> On Feb 9, 2014, at 8:53 PM, John Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> This list has a moderator/owner and he doesn't post much but last I knew
> monitored the list. If the list wants to move, I don't really care but if
> you just start another list so there are 2 blind hams lists, you'll have
> some people go, some not bother with yet another list because they're on too
> many already. You'd be better off I think, talking to the owner if you can
> if he still is monitoring the list, seeing what he says/wants to do because
> I just don't think you'll get as much participation without moving this
> whole list as is due to how long it's been around. Just my 2 cents worth and
> maybe I'm wrong but it was tried due to the off topic posting a few years
> ago and I haven't heard anything about that list after about a month from
> it's creation and cant' even tell you who made it anymore. I think I was a
> member but if I left or was removed or the list just shut down I don't know
> that or it's so dead I just think I'm not on it anymore, but I stayed on
> this list as well.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 7:58 PM
> Subject: New blind-hams list?
>
>
>> Just wondering if anyone would be interested, opposed, predisposed, =
>> whatever to a new home for this list, or a new list? I=92m not sure if =
>> this list has a moderator or not, but one thing to doesn=92t have is a =
>> sensible way of handling modern 8-bit plain text encoding. It isn=92t =
>> just me either, seems more people are using Macs and iThings to post =
>> here, thus more of the text that this listserv just does not grok. I=92ve
>> =
>> got the capability to host such a thing. Heck, I=92ll host it and =
>> someone else can moderate/administer/whatever it if the membership so =
>> deems.=20=
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