> 1. I don't want listmembers to attempt to censor others, but > label > such behavior "moderating the list."
How can anyone "censor" anyone else here? Do you think you missed out on some special power that can reach out and retroactively wipe a sent message? As much as I would like for you to cut for yourself a big, steaming hunk of STFU, I don't think that's going to happen any time soon and my ability to make that happen is rather limited. > 2. This is an unmoderated list. Thus, it has no given, OR > SELF-APPOINTED, moderator(s). This means you. Wrong. Tom himself can come from on high and get with the smiting, should he see fit. But, that's not his style. The list membership is the moderator. It is, in its own right, a community and has a unique culture. It has its own rules of decorum and any of us can speak up and say what we think about any other member's behavior. That I think that you're someone who was, in this instance, way out of line and, in general, is way too impressed with himself and his place in the world is just my own opinion as a listmember. > 3. Most adults on this list, in my experience, are perfectly > capable > of moderating themselves, and don't need any help from you, me, or Jeff > Morris. Obviously, that didn't apply to you and Mr. Morris. You seemed to think he needed lots and lots of your special kind of help. So much so, that you wanted to make sure that he couldn't possibly ignore you. It wasn't enough that you just said your piece and got on with life, he had to *know* how you wuz wronged by his critique and his decision to censor *himself* by unsubbing. Heaven help anyone who goes astray of Bob's orthodoxy. ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
