Everyone who is looking forward to no moderator intervention during the
next GOTO war or Single Letter Variable war or next Monty Python Quote
jamboree, please sound off your approval. All those who want to see
personal attacks unsanctioned, sing out. And please take a moment to vote
for obscene and inappropriate comments as well.
I, for one, would like to thank everyone who has worked to moderate this
list throughout its history - it is a difficult job, and frequently
thankless. However, I don't think the proposal to merge the 2 lists is a
call for no moderator, just to keeping all the discussion together. Closing
off the periodic Monthy Python quote orgy, and flagging the end of a GOTO
war (did we ever have a single-letter-variable war? I don't remember that
one!) are not the same as moving them to another list. I find the
historical notes on the development of the product enlightening, so I
subscribe to both lists, but I would prefer that the Monty Python threads go
to a Monty Python list somewhere, not to this list. And certainly on either
list, personal attacks and obscenities should be off-limits - this is a
professional forum and the people who post here to share their knowledge and
assist others are deserving of thanks rather than disrespect. People going
out of their way to help others should be applauded, not sanctioned.
The problem for me with having the 2 lists is that I frequently get repeats,
which is mildly annoying, but I can live with it since that is what the
group decided to do in the past. If the future decision by the community
and the moderator is to have one list, I will have one less minor annoyance
in life and the people who think that having a discussion sent to the
community list is the kiss of death for the discussion will be much happier.
However, if the moderator who is donating so much time and effort to the
group will be unhappy, let's keep two lists and be thankful for his efforts!
Susan Lynch
F. W. Davison & Company, Inc.
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