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

[Mike Chamberlain]

There's a simple solution: hit delete.

Moderated lists are ruled by the whim of a single person or small group, who 
can and do filter out posts for the most spurious of reasons.  So what if we 
get the odd little brushfire like we're having now?  I'd rather have this 
than miss out on the occasional OT details of the lives of the members of 
this loose community.

And, just in case anyone's wondering, my views on this matter have 
absolutely nothing to do with how I feel about the American adventure in 
Iraq.

Beisuborumaru (ret.)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barbara" <barbara at technogirls.org>
To: "Sumo Mailing List" <sumo at webtrek.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: [sumo] FW: Tide Turns in Ramadi [off-topic]


> 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
>
>
>
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