[OpenID] SNR

[John Bradley]

Thanks Dave,

Things did get a bit overheated, even for this list.

I hope that everyone can reflect on that, and understand that personal attacks are uncalled for.

Santosh did retract his statement about Andrew.  That is hopeful.

For those of us outside the bay area and NA the lists are a life line for our participation.

It would be quite sad if the community has to resort to moderation on the general list.

I encourage everyone to take a deep and thoughtful breath before we accidentally head down a path I don't think any of us want to take.

Regards
John B.


On 2009-11-27, at 2:08 PM, Dave CROCKER wrote:

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>> If you had any brains in your stupid head, 
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> Folks,
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> This isn't random noise.  It is ad hominem attack.  My own view is that postings which "go to the person" are a particularly destructive bit of energy to add to a mailing list, because they inflame others to respond in kind.  And that, of course, destroys any hope of having the list be productive.
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> As stupid as I and everyone I know often is, commenting on our silliness is something that must not be tolerated in a community discussion that is trying to get real work done.
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> I strongly suggest a zero tolerance policy, with an escalating banishment rule, starting with a one-month suspension from the list.
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> Obviously, such a policy should not be enforced on behaviors occurring prior to its establishment.  Participants need to first be put on notice.
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> For lists that I run, this notification includes sending the list's participation rules at the time of signup and at the bottom of every posted message:
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>   <http://mipassoc.org/dkim/ietf-list-rules.html>
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> d/
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