Brett Stephan asked for a List Manager opinion, so here it is: Brett wrote:
> Making public the experience of deriving > pleasure and entertainment from shopping by broadcasting one's own > privilege to a list of hundreds, many of whom surely end each month > deciding whether to buy groceries or pay rent, is in extremely poor > taste. Moreover, it is devoid intellectually, and is -- let's face it -- > consumerist and classist by nature. This is a Minneapolis issue > indeed: Forgetting the potential of the state of things in our city, > ignoring (or perhaps being completely oblivious of) the experiences > of those less financially privileged, all the while feeding the claws of > detached, destructive corporate markets as the local businesses run by our > neighbors crumble... and then claiming its fun for the whole family! > > Hoping to receive no more updates on the status of a store which is going > no where (infer meaning at will), Here's a crucial concept for list members to remember: please don't try to shut another list member down (Brett's last comment). If you don't like a thread, there are two things you can do: respond to it critically, or hit the delete key. But asking people not to comment in the future is, I believe, inappropriate. It may not be an issue you care to discuss or read about, but it is not a member's place to impose their topic tastes on the full list. Now, we do have rules about inappropriate list behavior - things that aren't Minneapolis-specific, or involve insult, name-calling, serious charges unsupported by an argument, etc. If you think a thread has run afoul of those things, our list rules ask you to email me - as list manager, it's my job to make a ruling. If the complaint is valid, I will try to stop the thread. Hwoever, Brett's objection to the thread is, as he allows, a matter of taste. If you believe there are more important issues, please, say so on the list. If you believe corporate/commercial topics are a waste of time, please hit the delete key (or email the poster offlist and make your case for ending the thread). But please don't tell everyone else not to darken your inbox with a topic that is not rule-breaking...that's going too far. Over the years, members have complained that Minneapolis-Issues isn't always the most welcoming place to post their thoughts - that it can be unnecessarily intimidating. That's one of the biggest reasons I'm adamant that members should not ask other members to terminate threads...people need to be free to discuss anything Minneapolis-specific THEY think is important...generally, the dopey stuff dies of its own weight. I do appreciate Brett asking, so new members can better understand list culture. Best, David Brauer List manager _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
