Public bug reported: Here is the reaction of Kernel Hacker Neil brown, trying to send a mail to a mailman-member only list. I agree that the standard blurb reads drier and more unfriendly than it could be and I would love to see mailman adopt a text similar to what he proposed: I tried to identify what I really didn't like about the "Your message awaits moderator approval" email I got and it seems to come down to the "to a members only list" part. It comes across as saying "we are a closed community and aren't interested in what others have to say" - which clearly isn't true, but does seem to be implied by the text. Had the message been more friendly, e.g. ------------ Thanks for your email with subject: $SUBJECT As this is your first post to $LISTNAME the message will require approval by a moderator after which it will, if acceptable, be forwarded to the list. This normally takes $AVERAGE_WAIT_TIME. Subsequent posts by you will then be accepted without moderation. ------------ then I would have had nothing to complain about. I think it is important that newcomers feel welcomed and "members only" doesn't sound welcoming. ** Affects: mailman Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Friendlier "awaits moderator approval text" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/651980 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mailman Coders, which is subscribed to GNU Mailman.