Sorry to repost this. I had little response from the last posting, so I'm still looking for someone to carry this mailing list. One comment from someone here was about what the definiton of zoophilia was, and what the content of the mailing list would be: Zoophilia, in this context, describes a relationship between an animal and a human that is in every way parallel to a relationship between two people. Yes, that relationship MAY extend to a sexual relationship. This mailing list would be a discussion list (as outlined below). It WOULD NOT CARRY binaries or erotic fiction. It is unlikely it would have any content that would be considered illegal in any state of the USA, or most Westernised countries. It will be a discussion forum that will ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE commnets and opinions from every viewpoint. Of particular interest will be discussion generated from people strongly opposed to the activity. The moderation policy is purely to weed out advertising, binaries, erotica, and deliberately inflamatory and insulting posts. (You know the type that usually comes from an un-attended terminal!) All viewpoints WILL be actively encouraged to post. Cheers. Nevyn. <included message follows> To the Listserv Team: A need has been identified for a mailinglist for the discussion of zoophilia. There is quite a high content of zoophile discussion occuring on Usenet / InterNet, but currently no coherrent means of pulling it all together. Two attempts have been made in the past to create a Usenet Zoophile discussion group, but have failed. I would respectfully like to ask a mail-list service provider to help bring all the discussion (both pro and con) together into one mailing list. The charter and moderation policies of the list would be the same as the proposed soc.support.zoophilia newsgroup. The charter and moderation policies follow. To be useful, the mailing list MUST have the following: 1) Must be moderated. It is anticipated such a controversial topic will generate a fair amount of inflamatory traffic that will need to be filtered out. (As a small note here, all opposing viewpoints will be posted on the condition they are not worded insultingly. See moderation policy for more details...) 2) Subscription to the mailer must be automatic. I know this is the most common way mailing lists are run, but I want to emphasise that point. 3) The list MUST be robust enough to handle a high readership (though not necessarily a high traffic content). It is anticipated that this list will be widely advertised, and therefore have a high readership. I'm not a regular follower of dicussions here, so replies by private Email would be appreciated. [log in to unmask] CHARTER The purpose of soc.support.zoophilia is to provide to the zoophile community a place to exchange information, emotional support, and advice of legal or psychological natures. The newsgroup will be moderated to avoid the unwelcome presence of binaries, flames, and off-topic posts. MODERATION POLICY Soc.support.zoophilia will not be used for fictional erotica, binaries, or personal advertisements. Relevant discussions on this newsgroup include: the social and emotional difficulties that zoophiliacs have in today's world; legal issues affecting zoophiles; emotional support for zoophiles who are confused or depressed about their love for animals; and discussion of zoophilia as a social and psychological phenomenon. Well-written questions and opinions, from any point of view, will also be welcomed. RATIONALE There currently exists no adequate newsgroup for useful discussion of zoophilia. The only newsgroup related to the topic is overloaded with new-to-UseNet inquiries, poor propagation, and malevolent intolerance. The advantages of soc.support.zoophilia are its greater propagation, granting more people the opportunity to observe and participate in discussion about a nearly undiscussable topic outside of UseNet; and moderation, which will filter out any off-topic, malevolent or unduly lengthy postings. MODERATORS Aaron Daniels <[log in to unmask]> has volunteered to be the moderator of this group. Serving as secondary moderators are the following people: Blackwolf Psy Kent'an <[log in to unmask]> Kayotae Blackwolf <[log in to unmask]> Remus Shepherd <[log in to unmask]> Shuunka Tanka <[log in to unmask]> Steppenwolf <[log in to unmask]>