on 11/29/2000 12:17 AM, Matthew Lewis at maybeso@home.com wrote:
Threadban. Take it to private, people. Pre-emptive action before
it totally devolves into flame? Yes, why not-- it's practically there
already, and I'd rather ban threads than people-- it's less work for
me.
Wow, you know, I was thinking, "Oh yeah, I'll leave it until morning,
see what happens then-- maybe I'll luck out and people won't be
continuing this, or if they do, do it privately."
Okay, so I'm not really all that niave as to actually believe that, but
I do so like to give the benefit of the doubt once in a while,
especially when I'm in a good mood, which I am, or was, at any rate.
I hate it when I'm thrust out of a good mood like that. Here I was,
getting a nice groove on, letting the ideas juice out, and phffft!
Fantoosh! It's gone.
Of course, being one of the list admins gives me the ability to stop
this annoyance, and also to complain about it at the same time, like
I'm currently doing. This puts me in a good mood, so all's right
again. Huzzah!
Hmmm, having been on this list for 6+ years I thought I'd never see the day
that the List's owner would get thread-banned.
White Wolf, how I miss the simple days...
Matthew, I found your speech about your "mood being thrown off" demeaning to
everyone on this list. As an admin you have a responsibility to keep the
peace and that's it. Don't abuse this responsibility. If someone or
something is banned then say so and be done with it. Going on about how it
affects you implies that your well-being is important to the list. It's not.
This is a Mailing List and nothing more. Remember that the subscribers of
this list are *people*. Respect them as such and they will be much more
likely to respect your authority.
Andy Skuse (aka Panda)