are we spawning two antagonistic people on the list now? > On Aug 26, 2015, at 1:10 PM, Scott Granados <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is what I was suggesting but several folks got their panties in a bunch > and feel that filtering is unacceptable. They’d rather be spoon fed I > suppose than work their own silverware. > > Good point though > >> On Aug 26, 2015, at 2:05 PM, Eric Oyen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> may I offer a suggestion? there are mail filters that can be applied from >> the end user. Most mail clients can actually do this based on a number of >> criteria. So, if someone uses a foul tongue and makes threats, just filter >> their mail into the trash based on that offenders email address, or based on >> a list of words that are offensive. THe offender will realize with alacrity >> that his messages are being ignore and will go elsewhere. >> >> Just a thought. >> >> -eric >> >> On Aug 26, 2015, at 10:56 AM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: >> >>> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > 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.
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