Justin Bengtson wrote: >i personally would suggest killing the "activism" list. it is hardly ever >used. kill the other lists as well. next, i think we should split the >mailing list into two. one may be called "Opinions" or some such. the >other should just simply be EugLug.
What's so hard about simply ignoring/deleting posts that don't interest you? Opinions are a vital part of building a community (getting to know other people's views is an important part of any relationship.) And our opinions don't go away just because we engaged in technical discussion. I don't think there is any practical way you could separate the two. If people get off track on useless tangents like nuking Iran, I think the best thing to do is gently remind them of the purpose of this list and ask them what the relevance of their post is supposed to be. If there is no relevance, than point out that they made a mistake by posting it here. If they make the same mistake over and over again, you point out that they may need cognitive assistance and ask them to stop posting until they learn to control themselves and behave appropriately in this social setting. If they do not, you terminate their list membership. Simple. Dexter
