On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Sipke de Wal wrote:
> I basically believe in people's own responsability. Having a gadget do
> it for them will actually make them inclined to act less responsable.
Well, we leave everyone to their own devices today and that obviously
doesn't work (and never has throughout the history of this list...this is
a topic we keep having to re-visit) so we need something in place.
I think it will actually HELP people stay on topic because once they
realize their message has been swatted they'll start to learn.
> Periodically stating the rules -clearly- would certainly help. I for
> one have never seen the classic.comp FAQ and I've been on the list for
> over a year.
It's right there, on the ClassicCmp website:
http://www.penguincentral.com/retrocomputing/pix/classiccmp/P1000515.JPG
But what part of CLASSIC COMPUTERS MAILING LIST should encourage people to
discuss anything but!?!?
> Everybody will make minor offenses once a while but I would endorse
> the removal from the list of those who repeatedly produce foul
> language, bigotries or extreme (fringe) politics. It's also obvious
> that thimble- or car- collection rants should go elsewhere.
Oh dear, there's that "foul language" phrase again. With the exception of
that, I agree (although I must say I don't think we've ever encountered
any bigotry...I would certainly have some choice words for any of that
type of noise).
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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Received on Wed Aug 22 2001 - 18:08:45 BST
