On 28 June 2011 08:01, Vitaliy wrote: > ... banishment ... symptom... larger problem. ... too much ... sensorsh= ip ... abuse of power ... too little transparency ... I hate the mos= t... KGB-,,, behind-the-scenes... less tyrannical ... Whew! :-) Tut tut Rushing .. Slept through alarm ... Taking photos at a funeral ... Friends mother... . Congratulations V. This one wins the prize for the most wrong assumptions and trigger words (vector sum calculation with secret parameters and transfer function)(even I don't know how my brain calculates it :-). More anon perhaps. Moderation is not banishment. It can be the catalyst for self imposed exile if chosen. It was / is. I understand the choice and the feeling from personal experience. So does another (valued) list member who left for 6 years (!) when somewhat arbitrarily moderated by another admin :-) Nobody knows. Yes? You know who you are. When I was arbitrarily moderated I did almost the same (there were also good & valid reasons that could have been used, notionally, but they were missed :-) ). [[The old cannot kill the young ...]]. Things wrong? Of course? Alas, the most "wronged" (sometimes genuinely so) also don't help themselves enough in turn. Present company not excepted alas. Censorship and privacy are but two facets on a complicated dodecahedranal sided coin. Note bene: (add accents as required): - this is not a democracy - it's an extremely (!!!) benign one person very light but still hand on the tiller dictatorship. (No. Not Bob :-)). Which makes me much happier to be involved. The casting vote is extraordinarily seldom (if ever) cast and seldom but occasionally alluded to in a sentence or two. I don't always agree but I listen and note. Other / alternative / parallel lists have oft been mooted. Go to. I'd possibly join, if permitted. Possibly But if I posted I'd probably sometimes not be appreciated and probably end up being banned. Would I be allowed to say there what I say here about abuse of the children. Or would that not be tolerated and be banned speech? Think about that question. Anon. Enjoy. Russell On 28 June 2011 08:01, Vitaliy wrote: > ... banishment ... symptom... larger problem. ... too much ... sensorsh= ip ... abuse of power ... too little transparency ... I hate the most... K= GB-,,, behind-the-scenes... less tyrannical --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .