Oh, I see it's been 6 months since we last had a big "OH NOES THE ADMINS HAVE GONE OFF THE DEEP END" conflagration. Guess we must be overdue. /facepalm To those who wish to participate, may I offer the following counsel and advice: - Make sure that anything you post to the list _really should_ be read by everyone, and wouldn't be better off sent to the individual - Consider reviewing the archives for previous, er, 'discussions' on the subject of list administration, moderation, etc so as to reduce repetition and to move the conversation forward, rather than merely rehashing it. - Avoid dragging others into this by naming them specifically - even if they wisely avoid responding to your "insights" about them and their behavior, others may jump to their defense unecessarily. This conversation should be about policy, and only tread carefully in a limited manner into policy as-implemented. - While the subject is [OT] this does not mean anything and everything goes. You may be fighting the good fight, but please do so in a thoughtful and considerate manner. You are still subject to the list rules, nebulous though they may seem. - Ignore the trolls, and take nothing personally. People are people - move on. DO NOT START TALKING ABOUT THIS IN OTHER THREADS. Don't drag this conversation into other unrelated threads, especially outside of [OT] - people ignore [OT] so they can avoid these posts. Change the subject line and tag as needed before you post your message. These threads in particular get very long and involved - if you are commenting on something that started from this thread, but really isn't part of it, change the subject. Submitted for your consideration. -Adam On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:56 AM, lathrop" wrote: > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist