On Fri, 2012-12-07 at 14:15 -0800, Russell Johnson wrote:
> On Dec 7, 2012, at 9:56 AM, Michael Dexter <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > In light of a contentious on-list discussion in October 2011 and PLUG's 
> > traditional lack of diversity,
> 
> The very fact that it's been over a year without a similar incident suggests 
> that the problem has resolved itself. 
> 
> I believe that very few people are that contentious, at least in this 
> community. Given the makeup of this group and it's history, I would doubt 
> that any code of conduct would be binding, and at that point, we would cease 
> to be the group we are, and would henceforth be more of a club. We would then 
> need to have more formal 'gatekeepers'. While that's not always a bad thing, 
> I think, at this point, it would be for this group. 

One lesson I take from that event is:

Moderation is sometimes required.

Thanks,
Mike

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