Sounds good Douglass, I'm glad to see you taking the initiative on this matter. The list has generally been an oasis of pleasant, respectful behavior and informative discussions, and it's tragic that it has become so toxic lately.
Thanks E On Sat, Aug 22, 2015 at 8:21 AM, Douglas Repetto <doug...@music.columbia.edu > wrote: > Hi everyone, Douglas the list admin here. > > I've been away and haven't really been monitoring the list recently. > It's been full of bad feelings, unpleasant interactions, and macho > posturing. Really not much that I find interesting. I just want to > reiterate a few things about the list. > > I'm loathe to make or enforce rules. But the list has been pretty much > useless for the majority of subscribers for the last year or so. I > know this because many of them have written to complain. It's > certainly not useful to me. > > I've also had several reports of people trying to unsubscribe other > people and other childish behavior. Come on. > > So: > > * Please limit yourself to two well-considered posts per day. Take it > off list if you need more than that. > * No personal attacks. I'm just going to unsub people who are insulting. > Sorry. > * Please stop making macho comments about "first year EE students know > this" and blahblahblah. This list is for anyone with an interest in > sound and dsp. No topic is too basic, and complete beginners are > welcome. > > I will happily unsubscribe people who find they can't consistently > follow these guidelines. > > The current list climate is hostile and self-aggrandizing. No > beginner, gentle coder, or friendly hobbyist is going to post to such > a list. If you can't help make the list friendly to everyone, please > leave. This isn't the list for you. > > > douglas > > _______________________________________________ > music-dsp mailing list > music-dsp@music.columbia.edu > https://lists.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp >
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