My suggested rules for a moderated AMClist.

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

Just because it's simpler to do so, here's my honest suggestions
for a set of rules for AMClist. No more, no less!


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Excessively rude or abusive behavior will not be tolerated. When
group consensus and/or the moderator decide that bad behavior has
become excessive, the moderator will state so clearly, and the
participants must stop immediately and are also put on notice that
continued bad behavior will invoke Violations listed below:

 - First violation: warning.
 - Second violation: banishment for a day.
 - Third violation: banishment for a day.
 - Fourth violation: banishment for a week.
 - Fifth violation: banishment for a month.

Please ensure that your "From:" name is included in all of your
postings so that you fellow list members can contact you off-list.
The use of anonymous posting to intentionally avoid accountability
will result in immediate and permanent banishment from the list.

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Note that it doesn't attempt to banish all rudeness or anger. We
all get pissed off. But at some point it becomes abusive; if you
won't cool yourself off, fine, but list culture will be preserved.

Everything else, I think the list runs itself just fine. Off-topic
only goes on so far before some hardcore AMCer says "OK, enough!"
then pretty much everyone stops. No one's perfect.


We don't need to regulate behavior, just excessive.