Guys. I live in Los Angeles and am on every public mailing list in the world, even in other languages. I am sad to see such discussions turn hostile on a LUG list, but I have never seen such activity in all my years. I hope we can all get along and share in something that we can all agree on -- a useful discussion of Linux and related topics. Now who is with me? :) Let's s not be divided by opinion, but united by love of this wonderful Operating System...
On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 8:38 PM, Alan Dayley <ala...@consultpros.com> wrote: > I've stayed out of this latest round of off-topic threads. I am happy > to see vibrant discussion. I am unhappy to see personal attacks and > other silliness. I'm unhappy to see it go on and on. > > This is enough. It's just enough. > > I don't go to a email list or forum on topic A to be drown in > discussions about topic W. That topic W may be important, the points > and counter-points offered in brilliance and courtesy doesn't matter. > If the venue is supposed to be about topic A, the majority of the > conversation should be about topic A. Etiquette and respect for the > community around the chosen topic dictate that other topics should be > minimal. > > It doesn't matter how strongly you feel about what someone said about > some off-topic post. Continuing to reply off-topic such that the main > purpose of the community is drowning into the background is > disrespectful. Don't do it. For example, it would be rude of me to > go to a meeting of alcoholics anonymous and use my turn to talk so > that I might espouse the benefits of a vegetarian diet. Don't do it. > > - Using the delete key is not the answer because that only masks the > destruction of the group's purpose. And only masks it for one person. > Same with filters. > - Flagging as "OT" is helpful but when the OT posts dwarf the > purpose-oriented information, such a tag is nearly useless. > - Moderation is not the answer because that will suck volunteer's time > and smacks of "babysitter-ism" Do we really need to be forced into > good manners? Really? > > This is a Linux email list created by a Linux User Group for the > purposes of discussing Linux and subjects directly related to Linux. > Period. Politics should only be discussed when it directly effects > Linux/OSS/FS use and promotion in some way. To continue all this > discussion of boycotts, immigration and the like is killing the core > meaning of the group. > > Stop. Please. > > Alan > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Kristian Erik Hermansen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
