So if we avoid using each other's names or the word "you," we should be okay. Right?
I like the word "thou" better anyway, thou craven heavy-handed boar-pigs. On May 26, 2011, at 12:53 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > The list has descended into an unacceptable level of personal insult, ad > hominem attacks and generally uncivilized behavior. > > This has lead to people dropping off the list; losing a valuable diversity of > voices here. We (the list administrators) wish to stop this, and so are > instituting some rules. > > I propose we move to a new standard of 'passion, not vitriol'. This is not to > say that I am advocating some pseudo-civility "let's be nice kumbayah and > pretend we don't disagree" mode, lets just act like: > > "This list is a discussion in the kitchen while the party is going on in the > living room. If you wouldn't say it in the home of > a friend, don't say it here." > > Lets stick to facts and debate, and if insults must be thrown, let's at least > rise above the 7th grade: > > <http://www.webinsult.com/> > > Failure to abide by this convention henceforth will result in the offender > being put on probation and their posts being moderated with the possibility > of their not being allowed to be sent to the list members. Continued > violations will result in the offender being banned from the list. > > This meta-discussion is not up for debate, as this list is not a democracy > but Ian's benevolent, absolute dictatorship. As Ian's henchmen, deputy admins > richardsan and Bruce are no more immune to these rules than anyone else. > > Signed: > > Ian Sutherland, List Owner > Richard LoPiccolo, List Manager > Bruce Johnson, List Manager -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
