Can you guys air your dirty laundry in private? This is not really an appropriate topic to be sending to all the list subscribers, I'd think.
--- Rjd0060 [email protected] On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 2:07 PM, stevertigo <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 8:49 AM, Austin Hair<[email protected]> wrote: > > > I killfiled the thread, as I noted in two e-mails to the mailing list. > > The usual process for this involves flagging for moderation all > > topics with that subject line, and additionally any members I think > > likely to try to pursue the topic further, for a period of a week or > > so. > > It's a little late for this. Besides you didn't "killfile" the thread > (whatever that translates to in grown-up terms) - you > moderated/blocked me, and did so without serious or even sufficient > public notification. The seven-word private reply you gave me (quoted > below somewhere) was substandard, as far as explanations go. > > > Note again that "moderation" does not mean that you're prevented from > > posting to the list, only that we look at your posts before sending > > them on. Had you posted on another topic, your message would have > > been sent on within a few hours. > > 1) I did post on another topic. 2) Who is "we?" You? 3) A few hours > later is not acceptable, particularly in contexts where discussion > moves quickly. > > > I explained my actions in the original thread, but as a courtesy I > > also replied privately to the only e-mail I received from you > > reiterating that the thread was killed. I never received a second > > e-mail. > > You said nothing courteous in your message. The point is that if you > think a simple "see my last post in that thread" qualifies as either > courteous or informative, then - nothing personal - you just need to > be replaced. > > > I am generally terse if not succinct, but I don't know what about this > > suggests that I'm "overworked." > > > Again, you were not blocked. > > You're playing a little semantic game with yourself, Austin - I said > "blocked/moderated," not "blocked." Now consider for a minute what I > actually said - that you as moderator are obligated to give notice of > blocking and/or moderation. Do you disagree with me? > > > The only message from you that I held from posting was the one to that > thread, > > Yes, and in that post I indicated I would not continue posting to that > thread on this list. Assuming your moderating me was valid in the > first place, you evaluated my post incorrectly - the evidence being > that its still has not been posted. > > > and that went for everyone, not just you. > > This doesn't even make sense. What "went for everyone?" > > > And again, I did post in that thread giving notice. > > No, you said, in inappropriately teenage sysadmin-speak "consider this > thread killfiled." Even if I had know you were the moderator, I still > could not have regarded the content of your message as anything > special. > > -Stevertigo > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
