Derric, if I may suggest - the best way to get a mailing list back on topic
is to write to the topic, not to remind people of the rules.


Risker/Anne


On 23 June 2014 11:49, Derric Atzrott <[email protected]> wrote:

> > I'm sorry Derric, but I think the topic of this thread is the notion that
> > many men, including those in administrator roles (e.g. list moderators)
> > simply don't even recognize misogyny, and don't recognize the importance
> of
> > providing systems by which women (and others, for that matter) can easily
> > limit the ability of people who have caused them problems from
> continuing to
> > communicate with them.
>
> My email was an attempt to bring us back to that topic and diffuse what I,
> at
> least in my head, had expected to turn into a situation that I felt
> uncomfortable with, and that I felt others on the list (men and women both)
> would.
>
> > There is a tendency of men to disregard women's discussion of issues
> > that affect them so, yes, men on a  list like this can undermine its
> > purpose.
>
> This is a discussion I would be glad to have.  Just not the way it looked
> like
> it was going to happen.
>
> Again, I'm really sorry if I offended anyone.  I was genuinely trying to
> make
> sure that we didn't have a situation crop up that I thought would really
> make
> everyone uncomfortable.  Instead I seem to have just buggered things up
> more.
>
> Thank you,
> Derric Atzrott
>
>
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