Richard's point is excellent. I was thinking it but didn't have the guts to bring it up. whj Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2013, at 5:51 PM, Richard Tanner <rick at tanners.org> wrote: > > > (From memory...) For the first time in many years a list subscriber has > been asked to refrain from certain actions by list subscribers in some > way or another [1], then basically the same request from a semi-official > capacity three years later [2] for a repeat offense. > > And now this is reason for a heavier handed approach for content > moderation and dare I say, "control" ? > > IMO, the moderator(s) are quiet because the list, for all these years, > has taken care of and moderated itself. > > But, this is a community - if more stringent moderation of the mailing > list is wanted, then the community can/should discuss and decide on that. > > > [1] = > http://archives.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/2010-November/059208.html > > [2] = > http://archives.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/2013-November/064178.html > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list