Written by  M Graff on 2005-12-18 09:55:

>(1)  It requires opt-out on the list admin's part, rather than
>contacting them and getting approval to host the list as a web forum first.
>

True. Initially, we did email list admins. As you'd expect, we got ignored. While not the best thing to do, we decided to add lists ourselves to get things jump started and used the gmane.org lists as a starting point as we assumed that list admins would likely not have an issue with us since their lists were already being archived elsewhere. We also thought we could be a better job and prove that we would be useful for the users.

>(2)  It puts the decision of who can post, and under what rules, outside
>the list admin's control.
>

Understood and I've been a strong voice in favor of changing the default to a subscription model. In the next release, this will be the default set up.

>(3)  There seems to be a requirement for the list admin to be part of
>nabble.com in order to manage these characteristics. 

They would have to register to make changes themselves. But they can also just email me or respond on the list with requests and I'll make sure that they are done.

>
>snip
>
>I really do understand you are trying to offer a useful service.  I
>think that if someone who OWNS the list (that is, the actual list admin)
>puts it on nabble.com it is a WONDERFUL thing.  I think it's a crappy
>thing to "sponsor" it without the actual list admin's knowledge or
>concent.  I'm only assuming the pic-list admin didn't put it there, but
>I strongly suspect they did not. 

You are correct and it wasn't my preference. However, seeking permission hasn't been terribly easy. Right now, we feel that using gmane as a guide has resulted in adding the most active ans useful lists, so we are moving toward a purely opt in model. 

Rod Morris
Nabble.com

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