At 04:05 PM 6/26/99 +0100, Bill Southerly wrote:
>open to interpretation). We then typically start into a discussion of whether
>this person should be able to ask these type of questions. This happens every
>few months and we are in the middle of one now.
>
>Any suggestions or experiences in dealing with the type of subscriber that
>seems to know how to play the edge and generate this type of off-topic
>discussion that focuses on them and not the primary focus of the group?
After several years and several attempts, what works for me is to have
a "list-issues" list on my server. I tell people to discuss how the
list is operated on the issues list and NOT on the main discussion list,
then I configure the server to bounce messages which continue the thread.
The bounce message gives instructions on how to sign up for the issues
list.
It's not moderation when you do it that way, it's just telling people
which room to hold their discussion in (like the library telling people
to be quiet in the stacks but not in the bathroom). VERY different telling
people to shut up vs. telling them to move the discussion.
SRE
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