Wait...what are we talking about?
> Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:25:45 -0500
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [FC-discuss] Liberating the FC list
>
> > Creighton Samuels wrote:
> >> I think you have missed my point. It is a choice that the list
> >> membership *can* make, individually, without affecting the list
> >> membership in any other fashion. If *he* annoys you, killfile him and
> >> he will cease to exist for you. If he annoys everyone, he will cease to
> >> exist entirely. No rules, committees, or offensive actions required.
> >
> > Thanks for the clarification.
> >
>
>
> I think that I'm still being misunderstood...
>
>
> > I hope that people have been doing what you suggest thus far with people
> > they don't want to read. I assume that is how most mailing lists are
> > read. Read what you want, don't read what you don't want.
> >
> > I think some people felt they weren't able to be effective members of
> > the mailing list by not reading entire weeks of email (which is what
> > would happen if people killfiled certain topics).
> >
>
> I'm not talking about actively filtering groups of posts by subject
> header, every email client has a file for which any post that arrives from
> an email address listed is automaticly deleted, no operator input
> required. Every email list I have ever been on (I average about 250-300
> emails received daily) forwards the sender's address, in part, for proper
> killfile operation. Any post from a disruptive individual listed in the
> killfile will never be seen in any fashion by the reader, regardless of
> topic.
>
> > So yeah, I agree that ideally people should just ignore what they don't
> > want to read. But, I also see how some people feel it has gotten out of
> > hand (certain discussions at least).
> >
> > Anyways, I think we agree in principle, I just might be more willing to
> > have groups set group specific guidelines. It is a trade-off though,
> > certainly. And I don't profess know how to handle the situation in the
> > *best* fashion.
> >
>
>
> I think we are not far off, and I'm not opposed to "guidelines" in any
> case, provided that they are not rigid. It's just the part about
> "enforcement" of guidelines that I am warning against. Personally, it's
> not likely to affect me either way, as generally I'm a passive lurker
> anyway.
>
> Creighton
>
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