--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of authfriend > Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 9:52 AM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: New Policy and updated guidelines > > > > --- In HYPERLINK > "mailto:FairfieldLife% 40yahoogroups.com"FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick > Archer" <rick@> wrote: > <snip> > > Point 1, below, includes the following: "Please refrain from > > personal attacks, insults..." Since a few members habitually > > ignore this guideline, we're going to try putting some teeth > > in it. On a trial basis, those who can't refrain from "flaming" > > (personal attacks) or indulge in gratuitous profanity or sexist, > > racist, etc. slurs will be banned for a week, 2nd offense 2 > > weeks, etc. > > (FWIW, I won't be "reporting" anybody, publicly or > privately.) > > Snip > > These are all good points Judy and I agree with them.
But you aren't going to consider the warning system I suggested, even on a trial basis. No surprise there. <snip> > At t this point, my idea of personal attacks and insults are > the more blatant, abrasive ones. I have no problem with "you > need a checking." I do have a problem with calling someone a > f*ckhead I knew this was going to become part of FFL folklore. Nobody called anybody a fuckhead just out of the blue. Edg made a post headed, "Time to vote -- Who's a bigger liar and fuckhead? John or Edg?" I responded that I thought Edg was.