From: cryofan@mylinuxisp.com
Date: Tue Jun 17 2003 - 08:51:02 MDT
Ramez Naam <mez@apexnano.com> said:
> From: Harvey Newstrom [mailto:mail@HarveyNewstrom.com]
> > Or, we could enforce the existing list rules against ad
> > hominem. Let people talk about politics all they want. They
> > just can't insult or attack list members while doing so.
> > Maybe the problem isn't really politics, it is the ad hominem
> > attacks being mixed in.
>
> The issue isn't politics, it's the rancorous manner of the debate.
>
> My experience with large mailing lists tells me that the only ones
> that are civil are those with active list admins who are willing to
> enforce the rules. That means kicking repeat offenders off the list.
>
> If civility is a goal of this list (is it?) then I believe such active
> rule enforcement is a necessity. And that must come from the top.
One huge problem with moderation on this list and almost all lists is that
politically incorrect opinions are allowably subject to far more abuse than
are politically correct opinions. For example, see the list archives for when
Den Otter expressed his opinions. Also, when I introduced the question of the
desirability of mass immigration from the 3rd world into America, I was
subjected to a great deal of abuse without the abusers receiving so much as a
mild chiding from the list minders.
Hypocrisy, it never goes away.....
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