Peter Rauch wrote (greatly snipped):
 
> Now that I have your attention, please help me with a listserv configuration
> question. Consider it as a volunteer contribution to the Sierra Club....
>
> We wish to sometimes set up discussion lists that are moderated/unmoderated
> pairs.
 
Have you considered the possibility of TOPICS?  One list, moderated,
with topics MOD, UNMOD (and of course, ALL).  The only "editing"
a moderator might do is change topic as below:
 
        Poster's        Moderator's     Moderator's
        TOPIC           Decision        Action
        --------        -----------     -----------
        UNMOD           N/A             post as topic UNMOD
        ALL             Approve         post as topic ALL
        ALL             Disapprove      post as topic UNMOD
        MOD             Approve         post as topic MOD
        MOD             Disapprove      return to poster
        omitted         Approve         post as topic ALL
        omitted         Disapprove      post as topic UNMOD
 
(presumably, by posting as MOD, then the poster wants to re-edit it
to meet approval if necesssary, rather than have it posted right now
in an unapproved form.)
 
Presumably, subscribers would want either ALL or MOD (and not
just UNMOD).
 
This might be easier to pull off than the two-list scenario you're
thinking about, but I've never tried to use TOPICS, related lists,
or moderate a list, so I can't claim it'll be any easier.
 
Good Luck,
Stan Ryckman ([log in to unmask])