I think I am on the same page as Erik here, sadly. I've enjoyed lurking on this list, and have seen some pretty interesting tips and tricks, but I do have to say there is far more drama on this list, mostly related to a very small number of people, than other similar lists I am on. I could see someone innocently slipping in comments like "and that reminds me to:."lift up my eyes to the mountains" Psalms 121" even though it adds nothing of value to the conversations -- but when it comes right after the "No-Nines" email thread where they were repeatedly asked to leave religion off the list -- it feels like we have a troll on our hands... It may have been innocent -- but it really feels like he is testing the waters just to see how far he can push. Jeff On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 11:24 PM, Erik Anderson <erikerik at gmail.com> wrote: > So who has moderation privileges on tclug-list anyway and why do we never > hear from them? > > With the recent shenanigans by Misters Wood and G, it would be nice to > hear from the moderation staff (if indeed anyone is manning the wheelhouse) > on whether or not this type of behavior is appropriate and will be > tolerated. It would be one thing if Brian would publicly recognize his > inappropriate behavior and state that he'll work on staying on topic. > That's just not the case - he posts something blatantly inappropriate, gets > called to the carpet by list members, goes silent for a few weeks or a > month and the cycle continues. > > As much as I want to stay somewhat connected with local linux folks, it's > not worth my time or mental energy to give voice to these guys. If blatant > name-calling and religio-political rhetoric are to be allowed, then I'm > afraid I'll be unsubscribing. If not, then great - put these two on > moderation so the rest of us can get on with our normal discussions. > > I'm a firm believer that *any* community, whether virtual or physical, > whether it's an email list, discussion forum, or Stack Exchange-type site, > **requires** fairly strict adherence to the topic at hand, and zero > tolerance for disrespectful behavior. If these are allowed, people that > really do want to be involved just get driven away. > > Happy Sunday evening, all! > -Erik > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > -- Jeff Chapin President, CedarLug, retired President, UNIPC, "I'll get around to it" President, UNI Scuba Club Senator, NISG, retired -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20131125/d96fd1ab/attachment.html>