# Moderators

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# Boost Moderators

Dave Abrahams, Darin Adler, Beman Dawes, John Maddock, and Jens Maurer are the Boost moderators.

## Moderator Functions

- Monitor the mailing list to ensure dialog remains within the acceptable boundaries set by the discussion policy. When discussion strays, use private email to gently remind, strongly rebuke, or outright ban, as the situation demands.

- Approve the initial postings of new (and thus still moderated) members, and move members to the "Group Policy" posting status.

- Administer the internal operations of the Boost web site, the main Boost mailing list, the CVS repository, and other Boost administrative machinery.

- Act as an executive committee overseeing important administrative and policy decisions. Boost is a zero-budget organization with no income and no expenses, so that eliminates the need for most management. Technical decisions are worked out on the mailing list. The moderators handle the few remaining decisions that need a definite answer.

- Beyond the purely administrative duties, work to keep the Boost community vibrant and alive. That may be as simple as saying "thank you" to an individual member, or as complex as starting some major new initiative. Do whatever it takes!

Revised 05 November, 2001