I second Mike's thoughtful comments and thanks to Arthur.
On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Mike Spencer <[email protected]>wrote: > > Arthur wrote: > > > A thoughtful decision has been made based on the input of many > > FWers. This decision is final. > > I haven't taken part, publicly or privately, in discussion of who > should or should not be blocked from FW. > > But my take has always been that mailing lists are not democratic > fora. There is always a "list owner" and his/her authority is > absolute. If that authority is exercised attentively and > thoughtfully, that is the best that anyone can hope for. > > This is very different from (unmoderated) Usenet newsgroups. Such > groups can and, over the years often do, deteriorate into cesspools of > belligerence or worse, either as a result of intentional attack or > because, as more vituperative, irrational, bellicose or doctrinaire > posters are attracted to the group, more thoughtful and balanced > people drift away. When such a development threatens a mailing list, > it becomes the onerous responsibility of the list owner to deal with > it. > > I'm sorry that Arthur was obliged to make a difficult decision, one > with which not all subscribers will agree, but that's how it works. > > Thanks, Arthur. > > > FWIW, > - Mike > > -- > Michael Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada .~. > /V\ > [email protected] /( )\ > http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/ ^^-^^ > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > -- Sandwichman
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