Michelle Yesney wrote:

It is interesting that some of Chloe's ideas are very similar to what I've been thinking recently. With all of the weirdness and misbehavior on the list lately, it seems time to try to impose a little more discipline. I don't know that I want to eliminate the occasional requests for help for stray dogs or the 10th offer of the hummingbird nest pictures. People bond through personal connections, and build loyalties.

Those topics would still be on discuss, in my "world view." :) But we can decide to open up the new "volutneers" list to whatever topics seem appropriate. I was thinking it would be pretty strictly limited to Mickaboo business and contacting our core volunteers efficiently, without the email noise of discuss.

shouldn't be able to get the new list in digest form -- you either get it or you don't.

I completely agree. I think with the limited topics, there would not be a huge amount of emails do deal with.

I'm sure I'm overlooking some of the problems here, and I'm not committed to this idea. But it does have its attractions.

Yup! :)