In my humble opinion, this is a ridiculous thread that should be ended immediately. First of all, it only gives he who shall not be named more list attention than he could have possibly dreamt of. Second, things are not all that bad, given that this is the wild and woolly world of non-moderated listservs. The occasional (even daily) message that one finds silly, or even offensive, can be easily ignored. It takes, what?, two seconds to hit the delete key. The address of anyone who is a chronic offender can be put in a "kill file" so that their messages are not even received (as several people on TIPS have done with various other TIPSters).
Anyone so overly sensitive that the traffic one typically sees here literally drives them off the list would be driven off practically any non-moderated list. I like the fact that this list is non-moderated (one of the reasons I post here rather than psychteach, with its arcane rules and arbitrary gatekeepers). The price one pays for non-moderation is the occasional ridiculous post. The benefit one gets is an actual discussion rather than a formal "Roberts Rules" meeting. Every community has its share of clowns and fools. We are no different. Stand tall. Set your eyes in the horizon. Keep you upper lip stiff. And be prepared to use you delete key before your send key. Regards, Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== Claudia Stanny wrote: > > > I am violating my policy of refusing to respond to any post initiated > in response to an inappropriate off-topic post or posts that use > offensive language. > > > > I am saddened that TIPS has devolved into a sandbox of abusive and > semi-abusive posts. > > I am offended by the posts that initiate these threads. > > I am ashamed of the manner in which some members respond to these threads. > > I have been ashamed of some of my own responses to these threads. > > I may yet regret this response. > > > > However, if it serves to assist Bill in his efforts to restore > civility and purpose to the culture of this list, I will take this risk. > > > > Thanks, Bill, for all you have done to create this community. It has > been a beneficial component of my scholarly community over the years. > If I can help contribute to sustaining that community, I will do what > I can. > > > > At present, I've adopted silence as my strategy, but I realize that > this strategy also creates some unpleasant unintended consequences. > > > > Claudia J. Stanny, Ph.D. > > Director, Center for University Teaching, Learning, and Assessment > > Associate Professor, Psychology > > University of West Florida > > Pensacola, FL 32514 -- 5751 > > > > Phone: (850) 857-6355 or 473-7435 > > e-mail: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > CUTLA Web Site: http://uwf.edu/cutla/ > > Personal Web Pages: http://uwf.edu/cstanny/website/index.htm > > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
