* An ongoing debate between Joe Delahaye and Ben Ritchey rages on ...

 BR>> Any and all posts concerning alleged hijacking of echos is
 BR>> off-topic. This has nothing to do with the Echolist. Actual
 BR>> hijack attempts are rejected by the robot anyway ... expired
 BR>> echos are open for anyone to pick up.

The above still applies, period. However, for the sake of argument ...

 JD> I dont read the echo, but you must keep in mind that just because an
 JD> echo is not in y our list, does not mean that it has expired.  There

Technically maybe not, but just because an echo "exists"
somewhere is of no concern to the list, until it gets listed, then the
users decide!

 JD> are many echos, not listed, and doing quite well.  That is something
 JD> else to keep in mind.

Doesn't matter, but by the same token just because someone picks up an echo
on the echolist as 'moderator' doesn't make him "moderator", the
users do. BUT a budding moderator can earn his stripes by his actions ...
AND revive a dead echo in some cases. So there's always hope :)

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