Istvan Berkeley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Every once in a while a topic can get out of control. I have found a
> very neat solution is to have a web based chat system that can be
> deployed for contentious issues. This avoids all the usual stupidity
> of 'you are a facist', but also moves silliness off the list. It is
> funny how debate usually dies out quite quickly off list.
I love the irony of a list of Philosophers following the trail of Social
Engineering laid down by Mr Bob Dobbins at the El Toro Club, an Okie
hardknuckle cinderblock drinking emporium, over forty years ago. He
knew inherently that you did not need to step in between and pacify the
warriors. All you had to do was deprive them of their audience. So the
minute the bottles hit the floor, Bob and his crew would have the
bristly boys out in the parking lot. They would stand there, nose to
nose, all alone, and they'd come to terms pretty quickly.
> It seems to me that a set of "What to do if X happens" FAQS posted
> somewhere, based upon the wealth of experience that resides on this
> list might be a useful tool.
I think the needs range pretty widely with the types. What works
for my digest format non-chat group would not if the list were
interactive discussion. Someone might not mind netbilge as
much as I do, and I may tolerate HTML more than someone else.
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