[Rhodes22-list] a new world is coming to the rhodes22 list

Ben S benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com
Wed Dec 31 15:09:03 EST 2008


Here here!

On Dec 31, 2008, at 11:24 AM, John Lock <jlock at relevantarts.com> wrote:

> With respect to Michael and his Blackberry-speak, let me summarize
> what we are thinking -
>
> 1) Posting of "mean spirited" personal attacks, verbal abuse, and
> other egregious behavior (at our discretion) will no longer be
> tolerated.  You want to talk politics and exchange views?  Go ahead,
> but when you start back-biting and rolling around in the dirt you
> will enjoy a little vacation from the list.
>
> 2) Neither Michael nor I wants to be in this position, but we're
> forced into it.  In the long run I am researching some ways to let
> the list supervise itself.  That is - miscreants can be nominated for
> a "time out".  If a large enough percentage the of membership agrees
> the suspension will be automatic.  Simply click your vote and watch
> the results.  (Simplified version... more research is required).
>
> 3) I will be researching installation of wiki software to capture
> some of the collective knowledge of the group in a form that's more
> useful than the e-mail archives.  However, the content will come for
> you, the members of this list.  The main reason a wiki fails is that
> people expect it to be magically populated with all the information
> they seek.  Doesn't work that way.  I'm going to try to develop some
> migration tools to get it started, but in the end it is a product of
> a (very large) group effort.
>
> 4) Save your long-winded complaints and howls of injustice.  They
> will be ignored.
>
> And as always... Cheers!
>
> John Lock
>
>
>
>> He is the working idea.
>>
>> 1)      Is the problem is not so much the off subject post, as long  
>> as the
>> are entertaining there is no real issue, funny, informative, nice..
>>
>> 2)      The problem is the people using "mean sprite" , pounding on  
>> people,
>> people on ego trips that they must change the world by changing the  
>> view of
>> the members, being a PITA
>>
>>
>>
>> To that end.
>>
>> 1)      in the short: people using "mean sprite" , pounding on  
>> people,
>> people on ego trips that they must change the world by changing the  
>> view of
>> the members. Can and will be suspended buy me and john at our whim,  
>> using
>> current tools. Willing to listen to some group feedback but really   
>> the
>> right to suspend and remove PITA's
>>
>> 2)      in the long term both me and john no not have the time for  
>> this.
>> Thinking along the lines of a "trusted" group of people can  
>> numerated a
>> poster for suspend/remove/band that a larger group of list members  
>> can vote
>> on(the jury, maybe post #/length of time on the list weighted). Web  
>> based
>> system. Me and john then become the "apples board. The real  
>> question in most
>> cases would be are you a PITA and worth it
>>
>> 3)      there is a question about a wiki(ben), we tried it once but  
>> let's
>> try again, it could have broad applies
>>
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