Amen, Michelle! I agree completely!
Meg
--
Breeder of Mongolian Gerbils
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/4243/gerbils.html
Governing Committee Member & Ethics Committee Chairperson,
American Gerbil Society
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Shores/8181/AGS/index.html
Gus: Got to find something to chew! Mom! Give me something to chew!
Silver: Gus doesn't your jaw get sore from chewing all the time?
Arrow, Slategirl, Sunkist, Lucky, Pepper, Socks, Flower, and Tiny:
Maybe if I chew on these wires long enough I will chew my way out!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michelle Haines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: kicked of the list??
> From: "Cindy Slatcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > Since I joined this list I have seen the occasional rule broken, I
> myself did that
> > early on by posting a virus alert. I re-read the rules and have abided
> by them
> > because I really enjoy being on this list. I am curious if anyone has
> ever been
> > kicked off this list for continuously breaking the rules?
>
> Because the moderator no longer actively reads the list and is often
> difficult to get a hold of, we can't practically remove people from the
> list. It's been my opinion for some time that we need to move the list
> to a site like onelist so we can have an active moderator -- at least
> partly for this reason. It's almost pointless to have a charter if we
> can't actively enforce it.
>
> Here's my opinion on the issue, all voiced as general "you" statements,
> I'm not directing this at any one person: On the Internet, except in
> places specifically designated for children, all users are expected to
> act like adults. It doesn't matter if you ARE an adult or what problems
> you have, you are still expected to act like it. This means following
> basic rules and netiquette. If you are unable to follow simple rules or
> act in a mature fashion, you simply shouldn't be in places where that's
> required. It is not the responsibility of everyone else you make
> allowances and excuses for you, it is you're responsibility to be aware
> of your own limitations and exclude yourself from situations where those
> limitations will be overreached. Now, of course this is an ideal and
> doens't always hold true -- consider the flamewars and related on
> Usenet -- but everyone should use it as an ideal.
>
> As far as scolding goes, I have yet to see anything posted by anything
> that could really be called harsh. Accepting justified criticism that
> is targetted at your behavior and not you personally is another
> responsibility everyone needs to have.
>
> Of course, after over nine years on various portions of the Internet, I
> have to admit to being somewhat jaded nad having grown a rather thick sk
> in. It's certainly something I suggest several people here work on
> growing. The Internet is generally a harsh place. The GML happens to
> be an extremely kind and protected area of it. If you step outside of
> this protected area, you need to be prepared for what you're going to
> find.
>
> Michelle
> Flutist
>
