[Foundation-l] Reply to Mark

[Michael Bimmler]

On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:15 AM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Actually, when you're being moderated, you get emails saying "The
>  following email is awaiting moderation" or similar, so it's difficult
>  not to notice. (And yes, I speak from experience... I would have
>  appreciated someone having the common decency to tell me what they
>  were doing...)
>

Generally we warn and advise people first to tone down a bit.
Moderation and killfile are really ultima ratio measures and we employ
them as reluctantly as possible. However, please note also that
moderation is not a punishment but rather a preventive measurement
with the aim to keep the list ontopic and civil.

Michael