<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 9:48 AM, David Wagle <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:david.wagle@gmail.com" target="_blank">david.wagle@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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I also concur that events such as this demonstrate a need for active<br>
governance of the list. That said, I don't think that the correct<br>
response to people who clearly are having difficulty understanding the<br>
nature and purpose of a mailing list is simply to label them "troll"<br>
and hit the ban button.<br>
<br>
I would ask that whoever makes the decision about Paul (and anyone<br>
else for that matter) exercise a great deal of restraint and patience<br>
while at the same time protecting the integrity and purpose of the list.</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Agreed. Can we hear something from the current list admins?</div><div><br></div><div>As has been mentioned by others in the past, we want to err on the side of inclusion rather than exclusion. That said, setting the mod bit on certain accounts is a fair and appropriate thing to do to help protect the integrity of the list.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The downside of enabling moderation is that it requires somewhat regular involvement from the list administration staff, which for the last few years hasn't been present.</div><div><br></div><div>My proposal to help out the current situation:</div>
<div><br></div><div>- enact a list policy to place on moderation any list member who causes undue problems on the list</div><div>- add one or more persons to the moderation staff of the list, who can accept or deny moderated messages as they come through</div>
<div><br></div><div>-Erik </div></div><br><br></div></div>