Michael Redler wrote: > I just wanted to chime in here. > > Keith wrote: > > "It reached a stage here where the list would not have > survived unless we'd formulated the rules, which were already there, > we didn't just make them up." > > It's also too common to see a reactionary restriction of expression, > screening all posts before distribution (for example).
Oh, I don't know. I had a post 'screened' a few months back, which led to a lively off-list debate, (actually it was a fight/screaming match) -which I lost btw- that would not have benefitted the list at all. the post I submitted and had screened, was poorly (not at all) researched, and expressed a pov that was based in ignorance of the subject I was commenting upon. It was taken the wrong way by the moderator, but in light of the subject at hand, that was certainly understandable, and in interest of the health of the list, the decision to take the argument/debate off list was most certainly correct. It also saved me the embarrassment of arguing an idiotic point, something I am want to do upon occasion :) >big thread snipped upon which I have nothing to add --chipper _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/