I'm a lurker on SCREEN-L so you may think my opinion more or less valuable for that concerning the issue of moderating the list. If there are 417 subscribers, than we lurkers are in the majority, although I hardly believe, gaining as I do from the time of others, that the majority has any special status in this instance. Nonetheless, I would say that the tide of e-mail is sometimes oppressive in my life and in general I therefore prefer moderated lists. HOWEVER, most important is that contributors make their msgs pointed, and I think screen-litarians have been generally quite good about that. Also, Jeremy failed to mention one other drawback: the cost to him in time. My view, then: if you want to do it Jeremy, thanks and proceed; but if you don't want to do it, I'm more than content. Either way, I'm glad to have screen-l. Best, Eric Eric Rabkin [log in to unmask] Department of English [log in to unmask] University of Michigan office : 313-764-2553 Ann Arbor MI 48109-1045 dept : 313-764-6330 voice msgs: 313-763-3128