Hi all, I propose to have a separate English mailing list for the English editors, as many discussions are specific to the English series. Currently the group comprises Peter Bell <pnbell at math.ubc.ca> Emilyn Cabanda <ecabanda@regent.edu> Walid Hichri <hichri@gate.cnrs.fr> Venus Liew <venusliew@yahoo.com> Nima Nasrollahi <nima_nasr@yahoo.com> Volker Schallehn <volker.schallehn@ub.uni-muenchen.de> Ekkehart Schlicht <schlicht@lmu.de> Jan Weiland <j.weiland@zbw.eu> I propose to discuss here _only_ administrative issues relating to the English Series, such as vacancies, messages to avoid backlogs, or proposals to increase the speed of turnover. General policy and editorial issues should be addressed to the mpra-edit list, as before. Currently the oldest pending submission dates from ten days back. In order to improve on that, I shall place further calls for volunteers on our about page and shall be more specific about the work load than I have been in the past. Maybe you have some further suggestions to improve the turnover delay. Thanks and cheers Ekkehart