[WikiEN-l] Moderation on this mailing list

[Oskar Sigvardsson]

On 2/20/07, Marc Riddell <michaeldavid86 at comcast.net> wrote:
> But David, this takes me back to the original question: Is it really
> offensive to call someone abusive? I, personally, would not use the word to
> define someone, I would, instead, describe their behavior as abusive; but
> isn't that, in the context of this List, somewhat nickpicky?
>
> Marc

It totally depends on the context. If you have a serious complaint
that you present properly with solid evidence to back it up, then
calling an admin abusive isn't all that big of a deal. If you can't do
that well and you are just throwing the word around, then hell yeah
it's offensive.

Historically speaking, something like 95% of all incidents of people
calling admins "rouge" or "abusive" have been wholly without merit.
It's been people that have been reverted, people who want a specific
agenda but isn't allowed, annoying vandals, etc. After a while, when
you hear about an email such as was sent to the list and rejected, you
kinda get the picture of what is in it, and you're glad when it is
moderated out.

--Oskar