Jason,
Thanks for speaking up for civility on the list. Mike Fowler Chicago
Hello Ken, Bill, Mark, All, Ken's message just informed 600+ people that there was a fraudulent seller on ebay. Ben's post told 600+ people that *he* was fed up with reading other peoples' posts about fraudulent sellers. This is one of those cases where I would have to say that, without a doubt, Ken had every right to post his message, and you had no right to tell him off, Bill. Even if you don't care to read posts about suspicious/fraudulent sellers, posts such as Ken's obey all list rules, and perform a service to novices who may be lurking on the list (or scanning list archives on google), hoping to find information on what and what not to buy. If you don't like reading them, delete them, and if you get fed up with a single person's posts, by all means, block them or filter out there posts through selective email scanning (most email services have this sort of feature) - but don't post personal attacks to the list like you just did, because posts such as that are actually in direct violation of list policies. All talk must be meteorite-related and non-combative, at least with regard to pointed statements such as "Are you bored to death?" It's simply uncalled for. If you don't like posts such as this, and feel a need to respond, please do so privately (and, I hope, politely in the future). Bill, the person you mentioned in your message, Matteo, came onto the list while I was here and has come and gone a few times since then. He was blocked a few times for posting private messages to the list and using...inappropriate language. People may have gotten onto his case for posting ebay warnings, but I believe that they actually did so because of his warnings pertaining to the classic 'Nigerian scam' postings that everyone seems to get (They're so easy to recognize in general, that people get annoyed when warned of such things.) ...That, and he's an easy target - people on this list seem to get into a frenzy when someone who's not too eloquent or perhaps not a native English speaker comes on and posts...it's sad, but even true meteorite enthusiasts with good intentions get beaten up on here; it's just a fact that hasn't changed in, well, the nine years I've been on here. Sorry this goes out to the list, but I do think it has something to do with list policy in general - perhaps attacks could become a little less...prolific. Regards, Jason
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