[atlarge-discuss] Discuss list rules?

["Bruce Young" <bruce@barelyadequate.info>]

Sorry for the delay responding to this, Abel, but I seem to be in perpetual
catchup mode these days . . .

Abel has made an appropriate request of us.  But rather than direct our
efforts at any one person, I think it would be better to address the the
more-general issues of posting limits and personal attacks, and maybe some
loose rules for what is and is not "on topic" for this list.  These issues
have been brought up in the past, and I for one have been loath to embrace
any limitations on the list.  But I think that, with the anymosity I'm
feeling from the Discuss list lately, we need to address these issues, as
unsavory as they may be.

Bruce Young
Portland, Oregon
bruce@barelyadequate.info
http://www.barelyadequate.info
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| -----Original Message-----
| From: Abel Wisman [mailto:abel@able-towers.com]
| Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 12:45 PM
| To: At-Large Discussion List
| Subject: [atlarge-discuss] Democracy and it's borders
|
|
| As stated clearly in earlier posts and as people have learned over the
| ages, even democracy has rules.
|
| Flaunting with those of decency, mannerism and intelligence is the
| so-called Jeff Williams. Whether he exists or not is irrelevant to me,
| what is relevant is that he has taken over the maillists of this
| organisation to be and looks close to shutting down some of the finest
| brains gathered on this list.
|
| It is a re-visit of several other well meant start-up
| organisations and
| in all honesty I feel we should not re-visit those failures.
|
| If it means we are not democratic enough if we remove this individaul
| then I am not sure whether I and perhaps more, would want to be
| democratic, though I am pretty sure I am.
|
| There are some good plans on the table, by-laws (sorry still chewing
| these over) and I do feel that Richard and Jeffsey deserve a lot more
| support ofr their plans (which I supported) to let "local"
| organisations
| take an "independent" role in "our" process and use part of
| the atlarge
| domain for this purpose.
|
| I would feel grateful if the panel and the members could make
| a decision
| towards the following:
|
| 1. Do we want Jeff Williams as a member of this organisation?
|
| 2. do we allow "locals" to use a "sub-domain" of the
| attlarge.org domain
|
| 3. (following 2) what criteria do we use for allocating such a
| sub-domain, without being "power-hungry"
|
| Kind regards
|
| Abel
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