And the people to whom they were directed are infinitely more sensitive to personal attacks than an uninvolved outsider. I don't intervene unless the behaviour is really over the top or unless someone complains. For merely "not nice" behaviour, I figure that if the target isn't bothered enough to tell me about it, then he or she doesn't mind. People have different levels of tolerance and one person's slight is another person's hanging offence.
Avital Moderator, not mind-reader ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clay Blackwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I don't know if the weather is the culprit or not. But I do know that in the last month, several people have gotten fed up with the list because of personal attacks, name-calling, and other "not nice" behavior. So I highly recommend that we abstain from this kind of message in the future... they seem to have slipped past Avital, but the people to whom they were directed were definitely aware of them. Clay - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]