[sumo] FW: Tide Turns in Ramadi [off-topic]

[Barbara]

smk1 at columbia.edu wrote:
> Actually, it is a mailing list, and I think the welfare of posters
> and personal experiences when properly labeled, as they were, are
> to be welcomed.
> 
> Sukubidubidu

I strongly disagree.  An incident like this is a perfect example of the 
failings of an unmoderated mailing list.  Spam, whether commercial, or 
political, or unintentionally misplaced messages, can murder a mailing 
list faster than you can say BS.

I've been moderating and running mailing lists for 20 years and have 
seen it all.  The message in question should never have gotten to the 
list.  Look at what it did. It spawned 20 more messages of useless 
content, upset some, made others defensive, and left a bad smell in the air.

I suggest the owner of the list change it to a fully moderated one, and 
squash off topic messages without mercy.  This is NOT a chat room. We 
don't need to debate how offended or not we are when an off topic 
message comes through.  We should only be discussing sumo.

Barbara Murasakihana