On 27/02/2008, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 27 February 2008 14:00:18 Richard Lockwood wrote: > > It's a mature way of dealing with trolls on mailing lists, yes. > > I tend to try ask people to accept that other people have differing views and > to ask them politely not to impose their views on everyone first before > dumping them in the trash.
I don't think stating my views constitutes imposing them :-) To me, for me to impose my views would mean getting authorised access to the mailing list and threatening to unsubscribe people who disagree with me. > Despite using usenet for over 15 years, and having been on numerous > mailing lists and fora I've only ever "plonked" one person. (though not > publically, I see little point in making a statement out of it). I don't > think > Dave's reached that stage for me. I'm sincere in my beliefs, and not trolling. -- Regards, Dave - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
