Of course, as always, it helps to remember that if nobody replied to the abuser, we wouldn’t have these issues. But it also helps to know that a moderator can do this quickly in response to a general consensus or clear harm being done, and that, for better or worse, people will respond angrily to threads and contribute to their derailment. I see no reason why anybody’s freedoms should be impacted by such moderation, only the benefits that come from a more efficient filter on the list mail than would be achievable otherwise by individual members, especially when the only tools available to them are on their devices.
So, as I said previously, I regard this as a matter of administration, not ethics. Having a moderator around is simply important for damage control—nothing more. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
