but aren't you doing the same by responding to his response? > On Aug 26, 2015, at 1:32 PM, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> wrote: > > And see instead of wasting your time and mine by writing that you could have > hit the delete key, taken less than 500 milliseconds and moved on. > > >> On Aug 26, 2015, at 2:30 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote: >> >> A mail filter is not workable in all situations such as the one under heavy >> discussion. The reasons given are clear. Your comment was not necessary. >> >> From E.T.'s Keyboard... >> ancient.ali...@icloud.com >> Many believe that we have been visited >> in the past. What if it were true? >> >> On 8/26/2015 11:10 AM, Scott Granados wrote: >>> 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. > > -- > 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.
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