[WikiEN-l] Moderation on this mailing list

[The Cunctator]

On 2/20/07, Mark Ryan <ultrablue at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 20/02/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm <macgyvermagic at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm with Oskar. If they call various administrators abusive they should
> be
> > able to back that up.
> > Of course, the smarter response is to talk it out with the admin in
> question
> > so it doesn't come to such accusations.
> >
> > Mgm
>
> 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?


If you get to the point where you need to ask the list if you should have
moderated the message, you should send it to the list. Sending a message
saying that you considered moderation because of its tone may be
appropriate.

I.e., when in doubt, err on the side of transparency.

We're not children here; we can take the random annoying message.