It is not sponsored by the Peace Corps itself, however, and they have no control over what someone says about the program on this list. Facilitator , to keep the group focused, post items to generate useful discussions, remind participants of the ground rules or topics for discussion, and sometimes step in to calm nerves when online arguments get out of control. This person also promotes the group to others and explains it potential participants. Just as with any task, match volunteers to roles based on their experience and interest. The list owner must make incentives obvious and valuable to increase and maintain volunteers' motivation to participate.
Some groups require all volunteers to subscribe to a list.
In addition, some groups also emphasize a sense of responsibility in members to post, making it part of their volunteer commitment, to maintain a certain level of participation in lists. If your list will allow volunteers to post, encourage participants to observe a list for a day or two before actually posting themselves Encourage participants NOT to dominate the list conversation. This may mean sending out a regular reminder, or it may mean communicating directly with a particular participant. Make archives of list discussions available via your Web site, and remind participants that their posts will be archived and reviewed by others Consider the security and confidentiality of participants before allowing volunteers to post to the list themselves. Realize that it will take time and some trial and error to make your list successful.