I would refer to myself as a lurker, but that may give Glen the
heebie-jeebies, so I will say that I am a spectator. I enjoy reading
the list very much. Several years in Latin and Greek class seem to
have helped me understand some of what is going on here.
Anyway, I would like to offer an opinion regarding this list.
The problems with the archives and full control over the
administrative functions will not diminish with time. They will only
get worse. If I were Piotr, I would just start another list and
invite members here to join. What ever is here will not go away and
presumably can be accessed still, as best it can. A new list with
better controls and with the experience gained here could be
archived, indexed, backed up, and organized much more effectively.
The longer the delay in implementing this the more material will
eventually be lost. This is just a viewpoint from the spectator's
gallery.
Peter
--- In
cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Piotr Gasiorowski
<piotr.gasiorowski@...> wrote:
>
> > RE: BACKING UP CYBALIST
>
> > Piotr, do they give you actual access to the archives files in
any way? Do they give you a code word that lets you onto their server
for administrative reasons? Is there any mention of an ftp address?
>
> No such facilities here, which is a ******* shame . My access is as
limited as yours. I don't even enjoy all the moderatorial rights:
some of them are reserved for our absent list owner. For one thing,
there's this "indoeuropean" link on the front page, the URL having
been appropriated by cybersquatters from the porn trade.
>
> > Also, you know on the old IE list Alderson got them to put
everything on the The Linguist lists, which has a really good search
engine and also permitted the moderator to download a complete copy.
>
> Perhaps we should move the list to a more member-friendly club one
day.
>
> Piotr