> Being a Libertarian does not mean that you throw all of your manners and
> respect for other peoples rights away.
Huh? When did I ever do that? I don't see any correlation between not
wanting a moderated list and throwing away respect for individuals.
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Ringwald
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 4:25 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: The need for list moderation and control
Jim Shaffer KE5AL wrote regarding moderating an email list:
I've only seen one post on this list that I thought some folks might =
think
needed moderating, and that doesn't constitute a need for list =
moderation in
my opinion. If someone is sending offensive posts, don't read that =
person's
posts! It's as simple as that. =20
You do not know if the post is offensive unless you read it.=20
I don't want my posts to the list delayed
until a moderator can look at them, just because some folks can't handle =
bad
language or flames.
The posts do not have to be held up. When someone is using bad language =
or harassing someone else, the list moderator can just tell em to knock =
it off. Either the guilty party knocks it off, or gets put on moderate =
until he/she can conduct him or herself like a responsible adult.=20
I moderate an email list with 640 members from all over the world. By =
moderate, I do not mean I have to OK every post. I mean, all posts are =
automatically posted to the List as they are on this List. If someone =
gets out of hand, I tell em to stop. If they don=E2=80=99t, I put them =
on moderate until they can act civilized and treat other list members =
with respect.=20
We are all ham radio operators. We are all in the hobby because we enjoy =
the hobby. We are a brotherhood. We don=E2=80=99t need to be publically =
insulting and harassing other ham radio operators.=20
What you want to do privately is your business. But when it is public, =
freedom stops where it impinges on other peoples freedom. This goes for =
freedom of expression or any other kind of freedom.=20
One thing that's really starting to bug me about this country is that we
seem to think that when something goes wrong, we need to pass a law or =
turn
the problem over to some sort of government intervention. I guess =
that's
why I've become a Libertarian.
--
Jim, KE5AL
Being a Libertarian does not mean that you throw all of your manners and =
respect for other people=E2=80=99s rights away.=20
-Bob Ringwald K6YBV
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Ryan
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 2:51 PM
To:
[log in to unmask]
Subject: The need for list moderation and control
Hi all:=3D20
I just read Howard's posting regarding someone to grow up, suck it up =
=3D
and be thankful you got a radio and antennas and such.=3D20
I haven't been really following the thread because, quite frankly, I =3D
wasn't interested in the constant postings regarding the iPhone and =3D
reader, or accessible transceivers and the like. Simply I really didn't =
=3D
have anything to add on the subject of the US tower and so on.=3D20
I think though its time that the list owner get it together and start =
=3D
moderating this list or turn it over to an individual or group who can. =
=3D
We don't need people offending each other on this list and we also don't =
=3D
need the constant non ham radio related subject which seems to be =3D
drowning the radio subject of this list. I posted some help to the Yahoo =
=3D
FT-102 user group when I 1ST got my rig and an individual in Hungry, =3D
who's well known in DX circles bashed the Hell out of me because I was =
=3D
explaining to another fellow lister my vision loss and the tools I had =
=3D
at my disposal to use the 102 and what I could see and what I couldn't. =
=3D
Well this well known DXer more or less proclaimed that I was someone, A =
=3D
using my blindness as a crutch and B, I was someone who had just walked =
=3D
into a lawn mowing store looking to buy the shoes off the salesmen's =3D
feet because they wouldn't sell me shoes. LOL=3D20
That idiot was band from the list pronto. So I think its high time that =
=3D
someone or someones, start doing the same and get control of this list. =
=3D
I'm not saying that all non HR related activity be band because =3D
technology and situations can be used as guide lines to different =3D
aspects in our lives but it does need to be lidded somewhat.=3D20
Just my thoughts, hope to catch some of you on the air this =
weekend.=3D20
73:=3D20
Mike VO1AX=3D20
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