Haven't signed it yet because what it aims to do is just what we're already doing for the most part. I didn't think we needed to codify it but I'll reconsider.
> Don, you know what I want, but if it is going to be left to the list > admins to pick and choose what subjects are allowed, I want them to > nail it down.
> And why haven't you signed the petition? :)
> tony
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From: *"Donald Dale Milne" <dondmi...@att.net> > *To: *gcd-board@googlegroups.com > *Sent: *Monday, March 12, 2012 11:22:36 AM > *Subject: *Re: [gcd-board] a proposed member-initiated, well, proposal
> I will not support such a motion if made. The original stated > purpose of the Chat list explicitly allowed all topics, and I continue > to believe our little community needs a place to talk about non-comics > topics that interest us. I believe that people who do not wish to hear > such conversations can just quit listening, either by deleting messages > in a thread or by staying on the "safe" Main e-mail list.
> - Don Milne
> On 3/12/2012 9:58 AM, Tony Rose wrote: > > If the petition fails to garner enough support then the matter will be > > back in the hands of the board and I will move to ban discussion of > > politics and religion on the chat list and any other topic that any > > other board member wants to ban.
> > tony
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I agree with Don and wouldn't support such a motion either. I feel that the proper thing to do is to make sure that the admins are not destroying threads, but moderating the behavior of those individuals that do get out of hand. -Lou
________________________________ From: Donald Dale Milne <dondmi...@att.net> To: gcd-board@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 12:22 PM Subject: Re: [gcd-board] a proposed member-initiated, well, proposal
I will not support such a motion if made. The original stated purpose of the Chat list explicitly allowed all topics, and I continue to believe our little community needs a place to talk about non-comics topics that interest us. I believe that people who do not wish to hear such conversations can just quit listening, either by deleting messages in a thread or by staying on the "safe" Main e-mail list.
- Don Milne
On 3/12/2012 9:58 AM, Tony Rose wrote:
> If the petition fails to garner enough support then the matter will be back in the hands of the board and I will move to ban discussion of politics and religion on the chat list and any other topic that any other board member wants to ban.
> tony
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I think you mischaracterize the situation. Bear in mind that quite a few members of the chat list *have asked* that political discussions be kept off the list. Several people made that request at the beginning of last week's thread, before any of the moderators said anything. I'm aware of what the list charter says--I wrote it, IIRC--but some of you act like Ralf simply shut the thread down on a whim, which is clearly not true. One of our board members left the chat list because he was tired of having to avoid threads on politics. Perhaps, instead of arguing our own ideals, we should take a poll of the people who are actually on the chat list to find out what they would and would not like to see there.
On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Tony Rose <tonyros...@comcast.net> wrote: > Don, you know what I want, but if it is going to be left to the list > admins to pick and choose what subjects are allowed, I want them to nail it > down.
> And why haven't you signed the petition? :)
> tony
> ------------------------------ > *From: *"Donald Dale Milne" <dondmi...@att.net> > *To: *gcd-board@googlegroups.com > *Sent: *Monday, March 12, 2012 11:22:36 AM
> *Subject: *Re: [gcd-board] a proposed member-initiated, well, proposal
> I will not support such a motion if made. The original stated > purpose of the Chat list explicitly allowed all topics, and I continue > to believe our little community needs a place to talk about non-comics > topics that interest us. I believe that people who do not wish to hear > such conversations can just quit listening, either by deleting messages > in a thread or by staying on the "safe" Main e-mail list.
> - Don Milne
> On 3/12/2012 9:58 AM, Tony Rose wrote: > > If the petition fails to garner enough support then the matter will be > > back in the hands of the board and I will move to ban discussion of > > politics and religion on the chat list and any other topic that any > > other board member wants to ban.
> > tony
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Perhaps this would be useful. However, some things to be aware of with polls of any sort are that they are volunteered data and many people will just not participate. And, in this situation, there is no way to poll people NOT on the list to see what would get them on it. Both mean you are not quite measuring what you hoped to measure.
> Perhaps, instead of arguing our own ideals, we should take a poll of > the people who are actually on the chat list to find out what they > would and would not like to see there.
