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Chris is off moderation. I overstated the duration for effect. He and I had
a good email chat earlier today.
al
On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 1:50 PM, Lauren <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net> wrote:
> I've been on the list for about a decade; that's still a noob for some
> folks here. Way back when... back when we walked uphill in the snow both
> ways... people got moderated quite a few times after heated discussions
> about politics, racism, and other hot-button issues. Many of the topics
> that spurred moderation got banned. List members were put in moderation
> jail for about a month in many cases and some got permanent moderation
> status, while others got booted.
>
> Being moderated "until we're all talking about the next Presidential
> cycle" is more of a prison and not a jail. It also seems excessive for what
> looks like an accident and not a serious indiscretion, aside from the spam
> link. Mailman mail cleanup is not a straight-forward process. I can
> understand why Al would be bothered by that. A simple rule violation that
> does not require cleanup might be easier to tolerate.
>
> Just a note, back when Eric and Deborah had the list, people would
> sometimes get carried away. Al and Connie took over the list and I wished
> them luck, making comparisons of moderating the list to herding cats. In
> the past few years, the list has become more calm and mellow compared to
> its former self.
>
> I think that reactions to the moderation policy should probably be
> tempered to avoid angry tones.
>
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