I moderated a news list for 4 years. Anyway, I gave everyone a notice when signing up that I disliked playing censor, so either self-censor or get the boot. One warning and only one. Worked quite well. The general warning was sent that the participant was either 1)filling up mailboxes with off-topic posts 2) using disrespectful language against one or more members of the list 3) generally acting like a troll or worse, a spammer. That one warning was generally enough. I think I only had to outright ban one person in 4 years. The point of this being, perhaps a very marginally involved moderator would be enough? So what guidelines are then acceptable? It would be easier to find a low-involvement moderator than someone who will scan everything daily... -erin