RIP this thread. On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 12:34 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Yes, I'm totally lost on this back and forth too. > > > > You can go back to the beginning and catch up, but it's really not worth > the time. > > Creighton > > > On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 12:27 PM, Nini last name < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> 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 > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Discuss mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >> > >> ------------------------------ > >> Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger. IM anytime > >> you're > >> online.< > http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger2_072008 > > > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Discuss mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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