[Mailman-Developers] Request update of list information page

[Anthony E. Greene]

I've been a list owner for several years, using several different list mgt 
packages. I've also managed web sites and done some help desk work. I'm 
not a Mailman developer, but the Sourceforge page for bug submission 
suggested that the developers be notified directly of bug submissions, so 
here goes.

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Bug# 728122: Unsub instructions difficult to find

The default Mailman info page for the list could stand some improvements.
I've noticed it over and over and finally decided to contribute to a
solution instead of griping about the problem. ;-)

I recommend these two changes:

1. Move the administrative "$listname Subscribers" section to the bottom
of the page. Admins will know where to look and subscribers should not
have to read through admin info to get to the section that concerns
them (changing subscription options).

2. Add a standard colored section header titled "Change Options or
Unsubscribe". The original format for this section did not clearly
indicate that this is the section for unsubscribing. Users have to
read the fine print. Reading the fine print is fine for detailed
instructions, but the users should have some idea that the unsub
instructions are there just by looking at the section header.
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A sample HTML page is attached to the Bug record.

Tony
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