Ellick Chan wrote:
>
> On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Jason Pierce wrote:
>
> > One idea to fix the Mallard problem is by digitally moderating messages
> > from certain individuals that tend to be a problem. Messages from these
> > users could be automaticly scanned for certain words, then discarded, with
> > held for manual moderation, or sent to the list depending on what the scan
> > found. Another solution is starting a new list. This list could be for
>
> I do believe that sometimes rants and flamewars can be annoying, but I
> don't see how moderation would help. It will imposed censorship on the
> list which most of us probably don't like, as we are interested in
> freedoms. And also, how fast is it to sign up for another acct on a free
> e-mail? That takes a matter of minutes, where tracking down the cause of
> the flames may take days of messages to find out.
>
> The point is that anonymity makes it almost impossible for us to block
> such users. I say the best form of dealing with this is that each user
> just hit the delete key on their e-mail reader. This leaves the list free
> for those who want to flame and argue, but also allows those who have
> meaningful discussions to carry on.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ellick Chan
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Aug 20
Flames and arguments aren't all that bad as long as they don't become
too bad, or the parties involved don't take things too far. It's human
nature to disagree at times and become verbally abusive to a degree.
Most times these things blow over and all things return to normal.
And of course most email programs offer fairly decent message filters
these days too.
--
Mark
