Put far more clearly and effectively than I did. Thanks Jonathan. On 2012-03-10, at 12:08 PM, Jonathan Wilkes <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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
