Marilyn:
 
You bring to our attention an important issue.  As I manage more
than one list, I met the problem but it was solved in a friendly
way.  I believe that the listserv names should be unique!  One
of the first responsibilities of a list owner and manager is the
to check the "global list" before creating a list.
 
Anastassia Khouri (St-Pierre)
McGill University
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>Are there any general conventions people should follow when selecting
>a name for a new listserv list or can any name be used, even if an
>existing list already has the name?
>
>This is *not* a theoretical question.  I am one of two list owners of
>AFRICA-L, a list that has been around for a number of years.  Earlier
>this month another, totally different, AFRICA-L opened with a totally
>different emphasis than our original list.
>
>That makes two AFRICA-L's.  But... a *third* AFRICA-L is about to
>get up and running.  This one actually overlaps topics/concerns of
>our original AFRICA-L.  I only found out about this one when I read
>the list's announcement on another list (while showing a student how to
>access lists through the Brown distributer).
>
>Has anyone else had this multiple lists with the same name problem?
>My concern is the confusion this creates.  I have written to all
>the list owners involved with suggested alternative names
>(AFRICA-G and AFRICA-R) and am awaiting their replies.  In case
>they are unwilling to make name changes, are we, the list
>owners and subscribers of the original AFRICA-L merely stuck
>with AFRICA-L confusion?
>
>And its only Monday...
>
>Marilyn H. Fetterman
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