People whose email addresses are on the list are referred to as subscribers. Information about subscribing is available on the List participation info page of this site. A discussion list can range in size from just a few people to several thousand. More information about the various types of lists is available below. Thousands of discussion lists exist around the world in many languages, on virtually every topic imaginable.
Lists often develop their own culture.
That is, they have an expected mode of behaviour such as a certain method of stating the subject of one's message to the group or a certain shorthand for often-used terms. Every email discussion list has one or more owners, who are responsible for the smooth functioning of the list. At KU, all list owners are volunteers. See Manage an email discussion list at KU for more information about owning lists. See further explanations below.