Re: Another voice has been silenced

[farna@xxxxxxx]

I agree with you for the most part Ralph. I don't think there needs to be any heavy handed moderation or long list of rules. But with no consequences (other than reducing list member and post numbers) some will take advantage of the situation. That's what has happened here. I think we need a basic set of rules and a few level headed people who can impose temporary bans. Warn, either on the list or in private as the situation demands, then ban if necessary. I don't think that will slow response. It will likely increase traffic since there are those who only lurk simply because they don't want to deal with a public thrashing for a little mistake, and quickly realize there's no one tending the animals.


On February 26, 2005 mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Many of us know  about moderated lists.  In the past they have been too
> unresponsive for my personal taste.  In some cases I would receive but one
> digest per week.  And it could be 2/3 weeks before receiving any responses
> to an inquiry.
> 
> The AMC list is very responsive.  Sometimes guys get their answers in 5
> minutes.  Yet sometimes it is 2-3 days.  I figured this slowness in some
> cases  was because of the diminishing number of participants.
 
  <SNIP>

> Some time ago the list reviewed the way it was being handled for the same
> reasons as taken place the last few days.  We opted to go on in the same
> manner as we value this freedom and responsiveness and chose to leave the
> list manager in charge of policing the list troublemakers. all members had
> voting privileges.   I think it can go on working for us even if we do have
> some social, personality, or behavior problems.    We can approach list
> managers about changing these things and explore other options at any time,
> same as before.
> _____________________________________________________________________
> Ralph Ausmann  -  Hillsboro, OR - > http://mysite.verizon.net/res79g4m/
> <ralph.ausmann@xxxxxxxxxxx> -  http://clubs.hemmings.com/classicamx
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John McEwen" <moparrr@xxxxxxx>
> To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 7:29 AM
> Subject: Re: Another voice has been silenced
> 
> 
> > This is a comment from a new member of this list.  It is based on
> > many years of internet participation in other automotive-related and
> > marque-specific lists.  I receive approximately 300 emails per day
> > from these lists and closely follow many interesting threads on them.
> >
> > All lists require rules and a moderator who should be careful to
> > control the content to prevent the kind of foolishness which has been
> > going on here.  All other lists to which I belong, or have belonged,
> > would have ended the silliness, name-calling and outright hysteria
> > which we have witnessed since I joined some 6 months ago.  No other
> > list would permit outright mention of names, companies, products and
> > specifics in this manner simply to prevent the possibility of a legal
> > action against all of the members.  There is such a possibility here
> > - not to mention the very real possibility of an action for libel.

 <SNIP>

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