--------  PSN MODERATION CRITERIA ---------

Moderation is both quantitative and qualitative.  Using limit software,
all members of psn, including the moderators, are limited to no more
than 7 of the last hundred messages submitted.  Detailed information on
limits is found in http://csf.colorado.edu/lists/psn/limits.html

Qualitative moderation follows these guidelines: 

There are many and conflicting sociological perspectives based on many
interpretations of Marxism, post- and neo- Marxisms and various currents
of radical and progressive thought.  But whatever the theory underlying a
message may be, to be accepted for PSN the message must consist of an
effort by the sender to do one or several of the following:

1.  to engage the membership in the consideration, examination, critique,
or elaboration of a sociological insight, proposition, theory, concept,
research finding about whatever issue the sender finds sociologically
interesting.

2.  to engage the membership in a theoretical discussion about a
specific theoretical problem; e.g., is rational choice theory compatible
with Marxist theory?

3.  to engage the membership in the sociological discussion of a newly
published and controversial book or journal article.

4.  to engage the membership in the discussion of a book or journal
article the sender found so interesting that he or she felt compelled to
share it with PSN.

5.  to engage the membership in the discussion of a policy issue,
examining its various aspects sociologically, bringing sociology (of
whatever kind) to shed light on it.

There are many other possibilities, but the key words are engage and
sociological. 

In addition, PSN accepts the following:

1.   announcements about employment opportunities, post-doctoral
    	fellowships and other job possibilities.

2.   messages having to do with professional activities
	e.g., conference announcements, calls for papers, informations
	about teach-ins,  etc.

3.   messages about teaching:  asking for and supplying information  
	e.g., help in identifying relevant sources, sillabi, shared
	experience in teaching techniques, requests for input for
	collections of syllabi, etc. 

4.   messages about the Section on Marxist Sociology or any other
	ASA Section;  

5.   messages about sociologically relevant Internet resources and
	new softwares, CD-Roms, etc. and about sociologically relevant
	videos, films, and T.V. programs.


And finally,  please do not cc a personal reply to either PSN or PSN-CAFE
unless you think the entire list will find your remarks sociologically
interesting and pleeeeease, when responding to a message, delete most of
it and keep only the relevant parts.


The Moderators:

Carl Dassbach        dassbach@mtu.edu
David Fasenfest      fasenfest@sozwi.sozialwiss.uni-hamburg.de
Martha Gimenez       gimenez@csf.colorado.edu
Lauren Langman       ylpsll0@cpua.it.luc.edu
Jack Hammond         hjlgc@cunyvm.cuny.edu
Valerie Scatanburlo  valeries@yorku.ca