Generally, it is better to discuss it privately with the list admins. This prevents the worst side of mailing lists: a one-sided dogpile on an individual, who, disruptive or not, should get a fair hearing by the person(s) whose job it is to moderate.
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On 26 July 2016 at 15:14, Nathan nawrich@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 9:58 AM, Brill Lyle wp.brilllyle@gmail.com wrote:
I was on a very active music mailing list for over 10 years and I was grateful it was not moderated. Moderation can inhibit discussion, even
when
there are disruptors, and it also requires moderators donate a lot of volunteer hours. Which I think within the Wikimedia family community is already being required of many of us. So I would vote against moderation.
If an argument / shift was towards moderation, maybe it could be based on edit count and/or contributions? But that seems a bit extreme and awful.
- Erika
*Erika Herzog* Wikipedia *User:BrillLyle <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:BrillLyle
We need moderators to manage spam if for no other reason, and it has been helpful in many cases in the 8-9 years I have been subscribed to this list to inhibit disruption and encourage civil exchange. We also have a "soft limit" of 30 posts per month that has rarely needed to be enforced but is still technically on the books. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe