More List Operation Stuff

From: Bill Whitson <bcw_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Thu Mar 19 16:25:22 1998

Well, pretty soon you're all going to get sick of
hearing from me, so this will be the last listop
stuff I post for a couple days.

I read back through a couple weeks of archive and
I'm still letting thst digest. For the time being,
I've decided not to make any decisions ;)

It seems a little common sense and courtesy would
go a long way in bringing this list back on track.
I'm not so sure that hard-core officiating would
make any difference. It would probably just spawn
arguments defending the honor and freedom of
listmembers (heads up aspiring list operators -
that's a lesson I learned the hard way).

Even when I was actively moderating this list, all
I looked at was whether or not subjects were about
classic computers or not. If it goes a little off
track, all right. If that continues for too long,
a polite message to the parties involved usually
retires the thread to private mail. If you think
about what you're going to post to the list for
a minute or two, you'll know whether or not it
will be well received. Spend that time.

This list is for recreation. You should be on it
because you think classic computers are fun. All
of you are people with a common recreational
interest - there's no reason to get nasty with
each other. If you don't like certain people or
topics, just delete them and focus on what you
like. If you can't find anything you like, maybe
this is not the list for you.

I'm getting off my soapbox now. Thanks to all who
have sent me their input. Keep it coming. I will
lecture you more next week ;)

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Bill Whitson bcw_at_u.washington.edu
Network Administrator (425) 352-5209
University of Washington - Bothell Help Desk: 2-5275
Received on Thu Mar 19 1998 - 16:25:22 GMT