[WikiEN-l] Moderation on this mailing list

[Rich Holton]

Thomas Dalton wrote:
>> Ah, but the emails in question contained diffs which they claimed
>> shewed that the administrators in question were "abusive". Should
>> those have been let through?
> 
> It's a judgement call. I trust your judgement of the situation. This
> mailing list isn't the place for complaining about abusive admins,
> anyway.
> 

I know that the list admins have been criticized of late for letting 
through messages that people have questioned. However, this list is the 
forum of last resort for people who have been banned from post to Wikipedia.

I'm one of those who see very little harm in letting through a hostile 
message. No one is forced to read the message.

I'm also curious about the content of these messages. I have been pushed 
on this list to provide evidence for abusive admins.

If calling an admin "abusive" is itself a personal attack, then am I in 
danger of being moderated when I provide such evidence? Is it the mere 
fact that the user in question called certain admins "abusive" the 
grounds for not posting the message?

-Rich