[WikiEN-l] Moderation on this mailing list

[Steve Bennett]

On 2/21/07, David Gerard <dgerard at 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