Hi Niraj, I am one of the four list admins. For list of moderators, see link at footer of all mails on the list. https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l For administrative functions played by the mods, see http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Administration The list discussions are archived on Nabble and understandably, this has been raised and discussed before (for eg. roles of mods beyond list administration). Link to Nabble archives is also in footer. See http://wikimedia.7.n6.nabble.com/WikiMedia-India-f1399899.html And for particular discussion on this and clarification for 3 of the 4 mods earlier, see this particular discussion. http://wikimedia.7.n6.nabble.com/Moderation-policy-on-WikimediaIndia-l-tt14… Regards, Prashanth On 16 February 2013 11:31, Niraj Suryawanshi <niraj.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:

hi Niraj, The list is moderated by people. It is quite easy to find out who these people are. You go to the listinfo page, which for the India list is here - https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l. When you scroll to the bottom of the page you will see the list moderators' email address. The action that Anirudh took is not unprecedented. Being the list moderator, it was his job to keep the list clean. Before he took the action, he wrote and informed to the list of the action he was taking. If there was objection from any member on the list it could have been made on-list then. That no one wrote in opposing his action, he assumed that he is taking the action for the good of the mailing list members. This is normal on mailing lists. Moderating mailing lists is a painful and thankless job. So, let me pause here and give thanks to the list moderators for the job that they do. Having moderated mailing lists myself, I know this for a fact. There are not many takers for the job. When a moderator is unable to carry out his responsibility, he usually writes to the list informing the same. Another volunteer usually steps up and takes on the responsibility of moderating the list. For most of the other questions you have raised, one just assumes good faith, just like on Wikipedia. I hope this answers the questions adequately.   Pradeep Mohandas How Pradeep uses email? - http://goo.gl/6v1I9 ________________________________ From: Niraj Suryawanshi &lt;niraj.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com&gt; To: wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Saturday, 16 February 2013 4:01 PM Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Posts to list by new subscribers Hello Anirudh & All the members of the India mailing list, Some questions I wish to ask in general to all my fellow followers in India & worldwide, please do not mind since being a new member to this committee I may miss out on the background! May I ask about who is the moderator over this mailing list? And for what reasons is this action is taken on the Indian Mailing list? Is this moderation known to other lists as well?? Are the other mailing lists/authorities notified about it?? Plus who gives this authority to the moderator to moderate a certain mailing list?? Is there any selection process or criteria?? If yes can we all know about it. And does the current moderator underwent the same criteria or selection process? Its supposed to be an open talk rite? What if its like the moderator wants to discuss issues what he wants to and rest is discarded?? This can happen right?? So next, is there any panel which keeps a check on the moderators?? If yes, can we all know about it also?? And the process through which every moderator is selected?? (eligibility precisely speaking of) If not, can we assume that the moderators claim the ownership on this mailing list?? plus one last query, this mail, will it be moderated too?? if yes can you let us know to whom I can ask for a clarification over the moderation of this mail. Waiting for your quick response,  Regards & Thanks,  Niraj Suryawanshi Pune Institute of Computer Technology | Wikipedia Club Pune8149920120 | [hidden email] On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 11:52 PM, Anirudh Bhati [via Wikimedia] <[hidden email]> wrote: Hi all, from now on, all emails sent by new subscribers to this Regards & Thanks, Niraj N. Suryawanshi Pune Institute of Computer Technology | Wikipedia Club Pune +91 814 992 0120 | niraj.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com ________________________________ View this message in context: Re: Posts to list by new subscribers Sent from the WikiMedia India mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l