Hi -- I've just subbed to this group because it appears there
are people on here who have Listserv discussion lists gated
to Usenet, and I need to do that with one of my own.

I currently operate three discussion lists on home.ease.lsoft.com,
and have just added a fourth (it's paid for, should be running
by tomorrow).  It is the fourth one that I intend to gate.  It is
an information list for people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
(People With CFS, or PWC's).  There are currently several lists
for PWC's on USENET, but none of them are moderated in the
formal sense of the word -- they are monitored, but only
after postings have already occurred.  I want to have a fully
moderated list to control what is posted
on the site, suggesting that chatter or off-topic posts be
sent to one or another existing list, and of course weeding
out flames and spams.  One of my three lists is fully moderated
and has been for a year; I also have participated in the H-Net
set of discussion lists as an editor (as we call them) for over
a year.

I am well aware that some people consider moderating or editing a
list to be censorship -- that's their business, and there are
other lists for them.  But some of us would prefer a list where
mistakes are fixed before they happen, instead of dealing with
trouble after it's occurred and everybody's upset and
embarassed, or ticked off because there's too much traffic.
I wish to offer that alternative.

At any rate, I am just beginning the process of trying to get
a gateway and I'm not sure I know what I am doing!  So --
did I do this right?  I sent this message to bit.admin --
Anything else I'm supposed to do during this "trial" week?

Thanks -- Mary Schweitzer <[log in to unmask]>

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[log in to unmask] is a moderated discussion list for
serious questions and answers about the disease variously
known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), chronic fatigue and
immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS), and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
(M.E.), as well as related illnessees such as fibromyalgia,
multiple chemical sensitivities, post-polio syndrome, and Gulf War
syndrome.  The purpose of the gating PWC-Info to USENET is to
permit those who are not subscribed to the list, or do not wish
to receive messages via e-mail, to have access to the information.

The list as proposed would be gated as alt.health.pwc-info

Mary Schweitzer, listowner, [log in to unmask]