>in a community, there is behaviour that is simply > unacceptable. Ad hominem, falsehoods and abuse > (particularly unprovoked) are among those.
While I'm not fond of any of these behaviors and believe they should be discouraged, I can't see that anyone engaging in these behavior by e-mail chat can really hurt anyone. Its simple enough not to read or respond to messages from anyone you don't like, and personally, I find mysel beginning to ignore messages not only from those who are "trolls" but from those who frequently and constantly vent their anger at the trolls. If your'e concerned about community, consider the effect of everyone else on the list of having our inboxes constantly flooded with these arguments. I have seriously considered, in the last week, removing myself from the list because I'm tired of hearing all sides of this debate. If you don't like what someone's talking about, start another thread about a better topic and stop engaging them. I have even found that my junk mail filter can distinguish between different people on the discussion group. Hmmm .... I usually find that whenever someone else has the ability to make me mad over and over, it has more to do with me than it does with the other person. Olin ----- Original Message ----- From: Jon Louis Mann<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 3:51 PM Subject: rude and insulting > in a community, there is behaviour that is simply > unacceptable. Ad hominem, falsehoods and abuse > (particularly unprovoked) are among those. It is > hard to accept trolling. It is best to start by > explaining where the offender is outside the range > of acceptable behaviour or agreed code of standards, > once someone consistently refuses to adhere to those, > telling them outright they're out of order is the next > reasonable step, along with replying to their posts > that stay within the spirit of discussion and calling > out ones that don't. Moderation follows - personally I > think banning is extreme, and in a community like this >simply choosing to pass over emails from certain individuals > is usually enough. > Charlie. so far efforts at intervention do not seem to be working and may even be exacerbating the problem. if we ignore him our resident troll will probably just escalate his abuse even more, and at that point it could lead to ostracism. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l<http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l> _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
