On Sep 16, 2015, at 2:56 AM, M. Taylor <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hello Everyone,
You know, one list member wrote to me today saying that it seems as
though this list goes from one crisis to another. When I read this, I
couldn’t help but smile as, sometimes, it does appear that way.
Well, let’s put this particular crisis to bed, shall we?
First, let me personally thank those of you who took the time to send
your objections, words of support, or general comments, to me, off-list.
As so many of us have observed over the years, when it comes to
resolving on-list conflicts or even policy, off-list communication,
combined with a little courtesy and patience, is very often more
effective than on-list knee-jerk reactions.
Second, like many of you, Cara and I have been members of this
particular community for many years and have found it to be a very
warm, dynamic and informative community.
As is the case with any community, conflicts and differences of
opinion do occur and during such instances, it is important to
remember that we are a virtual family and that we walk the proverbial
accessibility path together.
As with any well functioning forum, there must be policy to guide the
flow of communication and to preserve the integrity of the environment
while respecting and encouraging individual input to the extent that
such input does not attack, harass, or in any way cause another member
to feel devalued.
That’s asking quite a lot of a policy and to put it bluntly, such a
policy is never going to please everyone all of the time. All those
of us, entrusted with enacting, or in some instances, enforcing policy
can do is to ask that the members of the family remember that we’re
all in this together.
Third, while both Cara and I have always considered Mac Visionaries to
be a Mac OSX-centric forum, with discussions including iOS, Windows,
Linux, etc as they relate to the Mac, as many of you have pointed out,
the lines between OSX and iOS have begun to blur. Therefore, all
non-beta Apple-related discussions are welcomed on-list. This is now
the current policy however I ask you to keep in mind that all policies
are subject to change, from time-to-time.
Fourth, I ask that you keep in mind that this can sometimes be a very
high traffic list and that part of the list management responsibility
includes insuring that the list traffic moves smoothly. To that end,
we may ask that a topic either be taken back, on-topic, or closed.
Please respect that request and if you have any objections, write to
us off-list.
Finally, let me say that it is a privilege to be a member of this
family and that I look forward to walking this path with you far into
the future.
Most Sincerely,
Mark
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