[Finale] OT: Thanks for your mail etc

2005-08-27 Thread Ken Moore
Karen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frankly, I have subscribed to lists where the moderators are way far the other direction...everything gets policed and they are always stepping in. That can be a real drag I quite agree. I left the mailing list of the Society for Musical Analysis not too

Re: [Finale] OT: Thanks for your mail etc

2005-08-27 Thread David W. Fenton
On 27 Aug 2005 at 21:35, Ken Moore wrote: The best way to run a list is to expect the contributors to be moderate themselves, excluding them, after due warning, if they transgress persistently. That's all well and good, and something that we can all agree on. But it's completely orthogonal

Re: [Finale] OT: Thanks for your mail etc

2005-08-26 Thread Peter
Darcy James Argue: It wouldn't be a problem if the list owner was doing his job. Darcy, I have to say I feel you are being unfair and unkind to Henry. Although I don't post frequently these days, I for one am very appreciative of the service he and his employers provide for us all. It's

Re: [Finale] OT: Thanks for your mail etc

2005-08-26 Thread Phil Daley
At 8/26/2005 09:36 AM, Peter wrote: It wouldn't be a problem if the list owner was doing his job. Darcy, I have to say I feel you are being unfair and unkind to Henry. Although I don't post frequently these days, I for one am very appreciative of the service he and his employers provide for us

Re: [Finale] OT: Thanks for your mail etc

2005-08-26 Thread Robert Patterson
The most aggravating part of unwelcome list msgs (autoreplies, spam, etc.) is all the complaint threads that follow. If everyone would bite his/her tongue when such nusiance msgs come thru we'd all be happier. Henry is, after all, an intelligent adult. Why don't we trust him to do his job

Re: [Finale] OT: Thanks for your mail etc

2005-08-26 Thread Karen
I second what Bob is saying. I have an e-mail filter that is sending all the auto respond messages to their own folder until the lister comes back and sets things right. Not a big deal IMHOand certainly a small inconvenience compared to the benefits I have enjoyed due to the

Re: [Finale] OT: Thanks for your mail etc

2005-08-26 Thread Peter
Phil Daley: I has happened at least several times before, and Henry has always stepped in and fixed the problem. Thanks for that, but what's your point? There could be any number of reasons why he's not been able to step in this time. I just hope nothing's wrong.