Re: Moderator's note

[Yoshie Furuhashi <furuhashi.1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Xxxx says:

>No free riding.

Actually, I agree with you.  Perhaps, the financing of this list
should be switched to either equal or pro-rated monetary
contribution, instead of us relying upon Lou's willingness to pay.
The list that is paid for by a private individual who is also the
moderator probably can't be a truly open space accommodating
productive -- as opposed to destructive -- disagreements.  I've felt
the same on _both here & LBO-talk_.  One can't disagree with the
owner-moderator & still feel welcome.  And no wonder -- who wants to
subsidize those who criticize any of the cherished views of your own.
PEN-l appears to come with less arbitrary ad-hoc rules, for the
moderator Michael Perelman mainly moderates it in order to keep the
list free from flaming & (if possible) make it live up to the list's
purpose (which is to encourage debates among progressive economists
on matters economic, I think), since in the sense of private
ownership he really doesn't own it.

Yoshie