As many of you have probably noticed, the moderators of comp.lang.python.announce do not deal with pending messages in a timely manner. There have been no new posts since Mar 27, and delays of several weeks were common before then. I wanted to ask a smallish group of potential readers of this group what we should do about the problem. I have tried to contact the moderators several times, but haven't heard a peep from them since late February, when the response was: "Sorry. Temporary problem. It's all fixed now." Three possible solutions come to mind: - Get more moderators. It appears that Marcus Fleck is the only active moderator. I have never received a response to private email sent to Vladimir Ulogov. I suggested to Marcus that we get more moderators, but he appeared to reject the idea. Perhaps some peer pressure from other unsatisfied readers would help. - De-couple the moderation of comp.lang.python.announce and of python-annouce@python.org. We could keep the gateway between the lists going, but have different moderators for the mailing list. This would be less convenient for people who prefer to read news, but would at least get announcement out in a timely fashion. - Give up on comp.lang.python.announce. Since moderation has been so spotty, most people have reverted to making all anouncements to comp.lang.python anyway. This option is unfortunate, because it makes it harder for people who don't have time to read comp.lang.python to keep up with announcements. Any other ideas? Suggestions on how to proceed? Jeremy