Hi, Richard Welty wrote: > having run internet mailing lists for most of the past 30 years, i think > i have a good grasp of what Serge, Kate and Thea are planning to do.
I don't know them personally. I believe they are decent and well-meaning people. However I think that they send out the wrong message, namely: "There is a real danger that folks on this list would not behave in a civilised manner if if we were not moderating." I simply do not want to be among those whose free speech needs to be moderated. I think that I conduct myself in a reasonably civilised manner without Serge, Kate and Thea helping me out. > the moderation they are after sounds like a light handed one, reminding > people that the tone of discussion is supposed to be professional. It is everyone's, including their's, right to remind everyone of manners. I just find it sad that they believe they have to cross-check whether or not people behave before allowing them to air their thoughts. I honestly do not believe that I would ever write something they would "moderate", but just *submitting* to such moderation would mean accepting that moderation is required which I thinks reflects very poorly on the professionalism we want to convey. Bye Frederik _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
