Trini: You were an important contributor to the List "back in the day." Your situation compels a discussion about the rules.
I don't know if the rules were created to regulate traffic or a technological issue, i.e. how many postings you can shove through a server. I now realize that the rules were "automatic" moderation. Shahrukh must have been overwhelmed with monitoring the traffic, like guiding airplanes into and out of a very busy airport. (I think there were auxiliary moderators but I'm not sure.) The rules also prevented too many flames from the same poster. Is it possible to wipe the slate clean for everybody and take a fresh look at the rules? I belong to a dance forum where there is NO limit on the postings to a bulletin board. The major difference is the bulletin board has multiple threads and you can follow certain threads. (The forum sends an alert when somebody has posted to the thread you're following.) You can't set up Tango L to only receive messages on threads you want to follow. But then, it's understood this is a list. Before the rules are changed and the floodgates opened, we need to discuss moderation and who volunteers to be a moderator. It can't fall completely on Shahrukh's shoulders. There will always be listers who will abuse the rules. Shahrukh wrote in an earlier message (which I can't find) that .5% (I hope I remembered the correct percentage) of the listers were the flamers. So we should shut down the list because of .5% of the list? I understand rules have their value. But blindly following rules that may no longer be applicable isn't a good idea. Michael Came home to New York where the Argentine Tango is better -----Original Message----- From: Trini y Sean (PATangoS) Subject: Re: [Tango-L] The Sound of the Music When my last three emails to the list did not post, I figured it was time to leave. The first two where responses to a post and I had forgotten about the 2 postings/day limit. I had thought they might post the next day as they did, I thought, bring more light into the discussion and specifically addressed attracting new readers/posters. None of that bothers me, but it really made me realize that I simply don't have the time for this. I could have rewritten my comments and reposted them for the next day, but life calls. Trini de Pittsburgh _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l