However, despite the fact that I could easily >> kick them off the list (and the drop in number and scale of attacks >> certainly would make my on-line life a bit more pleasant), did I ever >> actually unsubscribe people like JDG (to name pretty much the worst >> offender)?
><snippage> > > >Jeroen has made arguments to this effect before, and apparently it >hasn't convinced everyone. �In other words, people don't believe him. > >My conclusion, and I may be wrong, is that some folks don't trust >Jeroen. > >If I am right, can anyone who doesn't trust Jeroen attempt some sort of >explanation as to why this is? �Or at the very least, confirm their >distrust of Jeroen? > >Is there anything Jeroen can do to earn back the trust of anyone who >does not now trust him? > >If I'm wrong on the trust issue, why is it that Jeroen's assurances >don't seem to be convincing some folks? Let me take a crack at this. In fact Jeroen has never kicked anyone off the list but he talks about it alot. I left in a snip of your snip of Jeroen. It is the flavor of the thing; He "could easily kick them off the list". This sounds like someone saying "I could easily kick your ass but I chose for the moment at least not to. I agree that he has never actually kicked someone off but he keeps bringing it up. I think this is relatively unique on list. I don't think that this is discussed very often by other list members. Why bring it up if it is not a threat? > >
