Hi Folks, I've suspended TJ and Bob from the group. TJ, for the obvious reason of mistakenly sending political items to the main list, repeatedly; Bob, for using the list to publicly resolve a matter that should have been handled in private, with my help if needed.
I am not sure under what circumstances I'm willing to let TJ come back at this point. Despite the fact he's been a member here for so long, I can't permit these intrusions to continue, and I see no sign that he is capable of preventing such mistakes in the future. I also agree fully with Linda and Malcolm that his practice of sending unadorned links without any description is a discourtesy to those of us with slow connections (Malcolm) or slow hardware (me), and are a waste if the goal is to have any real interaction on the OT list, which has largely become a dumping ground for TJ's broadcasts.. With all the goings on lately, I'm considering elevating what has up to this point been a matter of etiquette to the status of a rule, along the lines of: "Any link or article you want to post must be accompanied by a minimum of a few sentences written by you, that illustrate your interest in the material and why we might want to view it, and the silver list or OT list must be the only recipient of your message." In other words, I want such postings to extract a certain level of investment and engagement from the member that might actually offer something to the community. As for Bob, the rules are clear that any complaints you have about the behavior of other members are to be directed to me privately. These include issues of off-list behavior, such as TJ ignoring Bob's entirely reasonable request to be taken off his distribution lists. I provide the forum and have created the rules and expectations that govern members' behavior while they are my guests. I must rely on every member respecting this and giving me at least a basic level of cooperation. This incident and other matters that Bob and I have discussed privately beg the question whether he is honestly willing to do that. I'll continue this discussion with anyone who wants to comment, where it belongs... in private. Thank you. Be well, Mike Devour silver list owner [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [mdev...@eskimo.com ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
