[Foundation-l] Stevertigo

[Rjd0060]

Can you guys air your dirty laundry in private?  This is not really an
appropriate topic to be sending to all the list subscribers, I'd think.

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Rjd0060
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On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 2:07 PM, stevertigo <stvrtg at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 8:49 AM, Austin Hair<adhair at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I killfiled the thread, as I noted in two e-mails to the mailing list.
> >  The usual process for this involves flagging for moderation all
> > topics with that subject line, and additionally any members I think
> > likely to try to pursue the topic further, for a period of a week or
> > so.
>
> It's a little late for this. Besides you didn't "killfile" the thread
> (whatever that translates to in grown-up terms) - you
> moderated/blocked me, and did so without serious or even sufficient
> public notification. The seven-word private reply you gave me (quoted
> below somewhere) was substandard, as far as explanations go.
>
> > Note again that "moderation" does not mean that you're prevented from
> > posting to the list, only that we look at your posts before sending
> > them on.  Had you posted on another topic, your message would have
> > been sent on within a few hours.
>
> 1) I did post on another topic. 2) Who is "we?" You? 3) A few hours
> later is not acceptable, particularly in contexts where discussion
> moves quickly.
>
> > I explained my actions in the original thread, but as a courtesy I
> > also replied privately to the only e-mail I received from you
> > reiterating that the thread was killed.  I never received a second
> > e-mail.
>
> You said nothing courteous in your message. The point is that if you
> think a simple "see my last post in that thread" qualifies as either
> courteous or informative, then - nothing personal - you just need to
> be replaced.
>
> > I am generally terse if not succinct, but I don't know what about this
> > suggests that I'm "overworked."
>
> > Again, you were not blocked.
>
> You're playing a little semantic game with yourself, Austin - I said
> "blocked/moderated," not "blocked." Now consider for a minute what I
> actually said - that you as moderator are obligated to give notice of
> blocking and/or moderation. Do you disagree with me?
>
> > The only message from you that I held from posting was the one to that
> thread,
>
> Yes, and in that post I indicated I would not continue posting to that
> thread on this list. Assuming your moderating me was valid in the
> first place, you evaluated my post incorrectly - the evidence being
> that its still has not been posted.
>
> > and that went for everyone, not just you.
>
> This doesn't even make sense. What "went for everyone?"
>
> > And again, I did post in that thread giving notice.
>
> No, you said, in inappropriately teenage sysadmin-speak "consider this
> thread killfiled." Even if I had know you were the moderator, I still
> could not have regarded the content of your message as anything
> special.
>
> -Stevertigo
>
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