I'm changing the subject so that a discussion about the change in tone of this list doesn't carry the unfair implication that it's due to one member.
I don't see a problem complaining about the netiquette of a list member, but I just ask that it be clear, constructive criticism. -Jonathan >________________________________ >From: Dafydd Hughes <[email protected]> >To: ALAN BROOKER <[email protected]> >Cc: mahatGma rabintrah <[email protected]>; [email protected] >Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 11:06 AM >Subject: Re: [PD] Is there a way to block/filter Mathieu ? > >Hey folks > >Maybe I'm out of touch here, or hypersensitive (I quit smoking far too >long ago for it to be that, but I can totally sympathize with those >for whom it's fresh - hell, I still miss it 15 years later)... > >As I understand it, if there are complaints about the behaviour of a >specific member of the list, the first step is to approach the list >administrators. Is this correct? > >And there are pretty widely accepted norms about language (I'm talking >about agressive langage and expletives here) on the list, too, even if >they're not written down, correct? > >I took a bit of a break (about a year and a half) from regularly >reading the pd-list while I completed some schooling. Since getting >back to following the list, I've noticed a big change in the tone. I >have to agree with Alan Brooker: > >> Overall, I think the tone of late has become too belligerent, lets get >> some good will together. > >Had the mood on pd-list been like this when I started with Pd, I >probably wouldn't have stuck around. Instead, I found it an incredibly >supportive, open and generous community. That's one of Pd's strengths, >isn't it? > >cheers >dafydd > >_______________________________________________ >[email protected] mailing list >UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > > > _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
