Sounder mailing list etiquette and future direction

[Liam Proven]

On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Steve Furbish <sfurbish at nerdshack.com> wrote:
> Ari Torhamo wrote:
>> to, 2009-12-03 kello 22:10 -0400, Derek Broughton kirjoitti:
>>
>>
>>> It's Sounder, for heaven's sake.  It was always the place where anything
>>> goes.
>>>
>>
>> There's no public place where "anything goes" - and I'm glad of that. I
>> agree with the need to do something to the problem. Those few who are
>> causing the problem try to make this a question of freedom, or say that
>> other people just have thin skin or that more strict rules would choke
>> down creativity. Almost no one here wishes for that kind of "creativity"
>> and most people don't want a thick skin to be a precondition for
>> subscribing to these mailing lists.
>>
>> -Ari-
>>
> OK, so how about those of us who think that people should be responsible
> enough to choose to ignore those posts that bother them rather than
> respond to them or complain about them. The existence of this entire
> thread suggests power and control issues more than anything else.
> Perhaps you don't need "thick skin", but a little common sense wouldn't
> hurt. Flamers only enjoy themselves when others respond to them. Ignore
> the mean people and you'll be much happier - ban them and you just make
> Sounder a little bit boring.

[Applause] Hear, hear!

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