This is what I was suggesting but several folks got their panties in a bunch and feel that filtering is unacceptable. They’d rather be spoon fed I suppose than work their own silverware.
Good point though > On Aug 26, 2015, at 2:05 PM, Eric Oyen <eric.o...@icloud.com> wrote: > > may I offer a suggestion? there are mail filters that can be applied from the > end user. Most mail clients can actually do this based on a number of > criteria. So, if someone uses a foul tongue and makes threats, just filter > their mail into the trash based on that offenders email address, or based on > a list of words that are offensive. THe offender will realize with alacrity > that his messages are being ignore and will go elsewhere. > > Just a thought. > > -eric > > On Aug 26, 2015, at 10:56 AM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > >> Of course, as always, it helps to remember that if nobody replied to the >> abuser, we wouldn’t have these issues. But it also helps to know that a >> moderator can do this quickly in response to a general consensus or clear >> harm being done, and that, for better or worse, people will respond angrily >> to threads and contribute to their derailment. I see no reason why >> anybody’s freedoms should be impacted by such moderation, only the benefits >> that come from a more efficient filter on the list mail than would be >> achievable otherwise by individual members, especially when the only tools >> available to them are on their devices. >> >> So, as I said previously, I regard this as a matter of administration, not >> ethics. Having a moderator around is simply important for damage >> control—nothing more. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
