On 2/21/07, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
wikien-l is to some extent an official channel for
complaint. Starting
unduly stroppy is generally forgivable.
But if the accusations are serious, list readers will reasonably
expect details and diffs.
For the record, my approach is to allow a user's first post to be
stroppy and ranty, and thereafter to expect them to calm down and act
in an adult manner. I would accept this:
"It's frustrating to me how abusive some of the admins are, and how
they get away with it. Have a look at this diff..."
but not this:
"All the admins are abusive, and get away with murder. Tom, Dick and
Harry are the worst!"
The first is likely to lead to a productive discussion. The second is
purely inflammatory and degrades the quality of this list.
Steve