Russell McMahon wrote: > On some other lists where a subset of the same strongly opinionated > characters have run afoul of admin they have just been banned or moderated > summarily and admin have not engaged in public discussion or replied to > any > comments. That option feels attractive to admin :-) On these other lists, are admins allowing themselves to become involved in discussions on officially prohibited topics? Or worse, yet, introduce the forbidden topics into a discussion? Vitaliy -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist