In a message dated 12/14/00 10:00:36 AM Eastern Standard Time, silver@phoenyx.net writes: > So, you're saying I should take everyone equally seriously, even if > they're nonsubscribers posting from icqmail? What about > spammers? GMAST gets a lot of spam addressed to it. I'm > disrespecting and "censoring" those guys, too, by not passing all > that along. More nepotism? Lemme throw my two cents in here... I wouldn't go so far as calling it nepotism, but moderating an individual who is interesting in GMAST-L and subscribed to the list is a little different than keeping out those who don't subscribe and spammers. GMAST-L has gone through much, much worse (though few were as nonsensical...I still can't figure out where cra2 was coming from...maybe irony or something...I don't really know) without the need to kick anyone off...typically, someone truly annoying will eventually get bored of the constant harassment and quit or they'll calm down when they realize that even their serious posts are getting ignored. Personally, I think moderating cra2 was going a bit too far. He was an annoying twit, and would likely be even more annoying if he rejoined the discussion, but GMAST-L has, historically, been a very self-moderated setting (in situations such as this). Anyone who doesn't like that sort of thing _should_ leave the list. While I'd like to see a high number of people running around in here, I wouldn't want to give up the "feel" of GMAST-L to do it. Since I'm on the soapbox right now, I also don't think that Carl was out of line in his responses, though his initial response could have been a bit more informative. I almost replied to Cra2's post as well, but I figured ignoring him would have a better affect. And yes, I do think Cra2 lied like a dog when he suggested he was getting fan mail over his supposed bashing of Carl. Anyways, that's my 2 cents (with a bit of change left over, perhaps). I don't object to there _being_ a moderator...merely that Cra2's posts weren't something that needed to be moderated. Other than avoiding such moderation in the future, I don't really have a suggestion as to how to fix the current situation. Lucifer >:} Lucifer >:} -- "The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a heav'n of hell, a hell of heav'n" --Milton, Paradise Lost, Bk. 1 Homepage: http://members.aol.com/noctifer/index.html Lucifer's DJ Webpage: http://members.aol.com/noctifer/private/DJ/index.html Lucifer's Vampire Webpage: http://members.aol.com/noctifer01/private/VampHome/index.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- GMAST Home Page: http://www.phoenyx.net/gmast/
