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When you have a critical mass of people regularly talking about the same topic, request a mailing list by

emailing the following information to ~~sysadmin at laptop dot org~~:

emailing the following information to the administrative contact:

1. The name you want for your mailing list, with alternative names if the first one is taken

# The name you want for your mailing list, with alternative names if the first one is taken

2. A description of the list, its purpose, and why it's needed (being able to say "we've been talking on this other list for a while, and the discussion has grown too big - see these archive links" is helpful)

# A description of the list, its purpose, and why it's needed (being able to say "we've been talking on this other list for a while, and the discussion has grown too big - see these archive links" is helpful)

3. The name/email of the list admin, and of at least one other moderator (minimum one admin and one moderator)

# The name/email of the list admin, and of at least one other moderator (minimum one admin and one moderator)

4. At least 10 names/emails of people who want to be the initial subscribers

# At least 10 names/emails of people who want to be the initial subscribers

It may take up to 48h to hear a response back, so please be patient!

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 When you have a critical mass of people regularly talking about the same topic, request a mailing list by
-emailing the following information to sysadmin at laptop dot org:
+emailing the following information to the administrative contact:
-. The name you want for your mailing list, with alternative names if the first one is taken
+# The name you want for your mailing list, with alternative names if the first one is taken
-. A description of the list, its purpose, and why it's needed (being able to say "we've been talking on this other list for a while, and the discussion has grown too big - see these archive links" is helpful)
+# A description of the list, its purpose, and why it's needed (being able to say "we've been talking on this other list for a while, and the discussion has grown too big - see these archive links" is helpful)
-. The name/email of the list admin, and of at least one other moderator (minimum one admin and one moderator)
+# The name/email of the list admin, and of at least one other moderator (minimum one admin and one moderator)
-. At least 10 names/emails of people who want to be the initial subscribers
+# At least 10 names/emails of people who want to be the initial subscribers
 It may take up to 48h to hear a response back, so please be patient!