7 May
2002
7 May
'02
6:36 a.m.
On Tue, 7 May 2002, Jay West wrote:
Chuck McManis, Andrew Davies, Tim Shoppa... I'm sure there are more who
chose to simply make silent departures.
Many of the recently discussed anti-spam and list
policing features will be
in the list once the new server is installed with the newer software. I am
supposed to pick up the hardware today, hope to have it up and running
within a week.
Great! Can't wait.
A lot of
folks
who had a lot to contribute here have left because of this problem.
Got any examples to back that statement up? I try to only post gentle reminders when it gets out
of hand. I prefer to
give people an opportunity to police themselves. I tend to only step in when
That has never worked in the past. If anything the problem has gotten
worse. What makes you think it will work now?
it's pretty bad, and I think that's the way it
should be. It sounds like you
would prefer to set up a list where you can be a "list-nazi", but I
personally think that kind of heavy-handedness turns off users worse than
the occasional outburst we have here.
The problem is the unwillingness to call it like it is.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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