Mark Ryan wrote:
Perhaps it was a poor choice of words on my part. Replace "troll" with "problem user". Ruy Lopez is moderated on this mailing list, which you were probably unaware of. I approved his post above, but did not notice the text: "those of you not coming to this list to kiss the ass of Ayn Rand reading porn magnate Jimbo Wales". Had I seen this text, I would have rejected the post and requested it be reformulated to comply with this list's informal civility policy.
There's an interesting consequence of having some readers on moderation -- because the moderators filter out or help them correct their worst behavior, they end up with a better reputation on the list than they would earn on their own merits.
I'm glad the post made it through because it illustrates my point better than anything I could have written myself.
--Jimbo