[WikiEN-l] Who's moderated?

[Marc Riddell]

> Marc Riddell wrote:
>> on 9/5/07 7:29 PM, John Lee at johnleemk at gmail.com wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> Feel free to disagree with me all you
>>> like, but I find we're very tolerant of a lot of crap spewed onto the list -
>>> even those on moderation often have their messages approved.
>>> 
>> 
>> Once again, you are illuminating the problem, John. You are subjectively
>> deciding for us all, what is "crap" and what is not. Don't you get it!?

on 9/5/07 8:55 PM, Stan Shebs at stanshebs at earthlink.net wrote:
>> 
> We get it alright. But you're presenting yourself as the only person who
> really knows the right way to do things, and you don't. A couple days
> ago you didn't even know that lists have owners, and now you're trying
> to tell everybody how to run a mailing list. Well I'm sorry, but you
> simply don't know enough to have any credible opinions on the subject.
> Why aren't you willing to listen to the voices of experience? This is
> not a Wikipedia thing, this is a problem common to all online projects,
> so much so that moderation capabilities are built into the list
> management software! I'm willing to cut you some slack, because I'm
> interested in alternate viewpoints, but please show some respect in
> return, OK?
> 
I am not here to fight with anyone. I have absolutely no personal or
professional stake in any of this. And the idea that I have an agenda (as
someone suggested) is absurd.

Stop flailing at the messenger, and open you mind to the message.

Marc Riddell