On   Mon,   17   Apr   1995   09:08:32   -0400   "David   B.   O'Donnell"
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>- a demonstration of familiarity with Internet mail errors and debugging
>them
 
You have to strike a compromise between preventing totally clueless users
from starting lists that only create trouble, and not discouraging novice
users from  learning all these things.  You could prepare a  guide with a
list  of common  error  messages  and require  users  to  read it  before
applying. If  they get put  off by the  complexity, they won't  apply :-)
And, of  course, if  the list  owner disappears, you  close the  list. To
avoid this you could encourage list  owners to nominate a second or third
owner, this way the list remains even if they leave AOL.
 
>- a demonstration that the list being petitioned for is unique
 
I'd do this  differently: let the user  tell you what the  list should be
about,  and  then  try  to  find  a  similar  list.  If  you  succeed  in
demonstrating that there is already a list for that, you don't create it.
 
  Eric