**** Please refrain from personal comments **** on the behaviour and motivation of individuals in the context **** of this thread, if only in the interests of those less likely to **** be able to control themselves if/when the action heats up too much. OK Dons official list moderator hat. Never fits very well, but ... The recent trend in comments is "getting marginal" and coming closer to 'personal comment' than is safe. While things are being dealt with in reasonably OK manner so far, past indications are that sooner or later (and the timescale is never certain) this leads to heated tempers and to somebody getting excessively rude to the extent that more moderation happens. [Note - I'm not the one who is likely to be doing such subsequent moderating, but the trend is well established]. It's also historical fact that the people who are most liable to be hurt by this are NOT the people being 'attacked' but some relative newcomer who gets involved in the fray, subtly insulted and goaded by experts and then gets out of control and needs 'dealing with'. The experts then go their blissful and 'innocent' way. SO **** Please refrain from personal comments **** on the behaviour and motivation of individuals in the context **** of this thread, if only in the interests of those less likely to **** be able to control themselves if/when the action heats up too much. Rusell McMahon On 22 February 2010 10:46, wrote: > On 21-Feb-10 13:34, Olin Lathrop wrote: > > Rolf wrote: > > > >>> I refrained from adding > >>> value to this list under the current conditions. You can't have it > >>> both ways. You don't get to treat me unfairly and still have me > >>> help you. ..... > >>> > >> But I notice that you have no issue with sucking value from the list > >> while you 'conscientiosly objected' to adding value.... > >> > > Exactly. I don't have to like something to get use out of it, but I can > > certainly refrain from adding value to it for free. > > > > > > I don't think money is the real issue here... ego, maybe. > > MJ > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist