Re: [GO] Getting OT? GO Admin

2004-11-13 Thread Ann Dowker
I also love the permeability of GO. And I think it's very important to be able to discuss politics and religion, as these are really central to much of the literature that we discuss. It would be difficult to discuss Pullman, C.S. Lewis, Antonia Forest, or most 19th-century authors without some

Re: [GO] Getting OT? GO Admin

2004-11-13 Thread Jane Twitty
I was relieved when I heard there was to be a possiblility of moderating I didn't see it as a way of stiffling OT discussions, but of stopping them when the request to stop had not been heeded. I was getting very unhappy about the debate which occassioned this ultimate sanction. Yes, I was

RE: [GO] Getting OT? GO Admin

2004-11-13 Thread Anita Graham
As the person who made the proposal, then announced it, I need to say that it is intended as a last resort. This is not about the normal OT discussions, which have been a part of girlsown since day 3, I think. This is about a temporary sanction to be used when people ignore the list admin's

Re: [GO] Getting OT? GO Admin

2004-11-13 Thread telkomsa133851
I agree wholeheartedly with you and Diane (whose name I think I've just misspelt. Sorry!) It would be a great pity if GO were to change into yet another Let's keep to the topic, please sort of list so Helen's suggestion is quite a good way of avoiding this. I'm sure our list Admin., who are very

Re: [GO] Getting OT? GO Admin

2004-11-13 Thread KAIT BESSING
Could we know who the group of admins are, please? I know you and Helen A, but who are the others? Kait -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.2.2 - Release Date: 2004-11-12 --

Re: [GO] Getting OT? GO Admin

2004-11-13 Thread Helen_A
On 13 Nov 2004 at 16:48, KAIT BESSING wrote: Could we know who the group of admins are, please? I know you and Helen A, but who are the others? Kait Ann Dowker, Pat Hanby, Gareth Dixon, Susan Dunnachie, Pat Bland, Sally Odgers, Katherine Considine. A fairly even distribution between