That same community will be the backbone of the zonesystem list. The list will be semi-moderated. Everyone is required to behave with civility. I will moderate and will not be persuaded by against my best judgement for removing list members, or otherwise restricting the set of people who may post to the list in any fashion that is beneficial. The posts will eventually find their way to the website.
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Along the way, we have already put people in touch with one another or otherwise increased the flow of information between photographers. If you make it so, this list will become a champion example of that sort of Internet community. No one in the photographic community has a better chance to create a high quality list than you. The group of people receiving this email message is already self-selected as having a persistent and powerful interest in photography. Your new mailinglist could a truly great thing.