On Fri, 2005-03-25 at 19:06 +0000, Jason Holt wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 12:44:41 -0600 > From: Michael Halcrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [...] > Subject: Kick-banned / last request > > On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 11:13:39AM -0700, Erin Sharmahd wrote: > > At the request of the uug-officers, you have been removed and banned > > from uug-list for swearing in this email.
Exsqueeze me?! I know we joke about this being a dictatorship, but that was an inappropriate decision. Micheal was a long time contributor with many interesting and useful things to say. Even if he hadn't been, a warning of some type would have been more appropriate than banning him without consulting the group. His language may have pushed the envelope for a BYU setting, but I've heard it uttered on campus and the person wasn't stoned or run off. I think it's time we had official policy on list subscriptions and dealing with problems. Autocratic banning just isn't appropriate, especially for such a minor offense. -- Stuart Jansen e-mail/jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "XML is like violence: if it doesn't solve your problem, you aren't using enough of it." - Chris Maden
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