There is an owner for this list, but I don't know how active they/she is.  The problem with a lot of groups on yahoo is that the owner(s) make them open, so anyone who applies to be in is automatically in.  then the owner/moderators have to be paying attention to the group to know if anyone is causing trouble.  Some owners, while retaining ownership of groups, don't use them any more so no one is watching.  And the owner or a moderator appointed by them is the only one who can actually ban people from a list.

All the groups I own are moderated which means i have to approve members, though I don't approve all messages (because they're not moderated for that) unless i have a known troublemaker then i might moderate their messages until they learn to behave.  Unless i already know someone is trouble I approve them, and look for them to behave after that.  Some people have had piles of trouble, i haven't.  I did start my own list related to one celebrity because a list I belonged to for them was virtually taken over by someone constantly promoting their dating site.

As far as Annette Martini herself, you're right; she probably doesn't even know what groups she sends her messages too.  When she was after Tanith Belbin she probably just had herself, her husband or someone connected to them join a lot of FS related groups.  Now they probably just send out mass mailings when they have something else to go on and on about. 

> To: Boitano@yahoogroups.com
> From: jennifer_catalano@...
> Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 09:26:19 -0700
> Subject: RE: [Boitano] Boycott Quality Inn - See What They Do To Their Guests - Pass It World Wide
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> There is probably no point in replying to her. She
> probably doesn't even know who she has sent this to.
> This is just a name on the list to spam her message
> to. Is there an administrator for this list? You can
> ban certain email addressses from lists, just like
> blocking spam. but that would take an administrator.
>
> --- GAIL TURLEY <anthrogail1@...> wrote:
>
> > Miss political agenda strikes again.  If I were in
> > charge of this group you 
> > would be banned.  Period.  there are groups for
> > people with a political 
> > agenda, but this is not one of them.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Gail
> > anthrogail1@...
> > "Enjoy every sandwich."--Warren Zevon
> > "Freedom isn't free."--Various
> > "Remember the heroes Who fought for the right to
> > choose.
> > Remember the heroes We've all got a lot to lose." --
> > Sammy Hagar ('Remember the Heroes')
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> > >From: "AnnetteMartini.US"
> > <annettemartini2005@...>
> > >Reply-To: Boitano@yahoogroups.com
> > >To: Boitano@yahoogroups.com
> > >Subject: [Boitano] Boycott Quality Inn - See What
> > They Do To Their Guests - 
> > >Pass It World Wide
> > >Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 11:58:07 -0000
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> > >Boycott Quality Inn - Franchisee of Choice Hotels
> > Inc
> > >who promote them - See what they do to their Guests
> > >and what they did to us.... in Sarasota, Florida...
> > >Choice Hotels Inc and their President, Managers do
> > >not care....
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> > >http://www.annettemartini.us
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> > >Click on Boycott Quality Inn
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