R-Elists wrote: > > the point is enforcement somehow... > > why not require a small yearly donation for access to the list ??? > > 12 bucks a year? or more ? > > donations cannot be taken back yet lusers can be moderated or terminated > and to come back, they donate again The simple answer is moderation. If, say, 3, or 5 regular posters complain about someone, they get a canned warning message; the luser does it a second time, they get dropped from the list. They rejoin, and do it again, they get dropped and banned for at least six months. mark