[Tfug] List confusion

[Don Freeman]

Bravo! 



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From: tfug-bounces at tfug.org [mailto:tfug-bounces at tfug.org] On Behalf Of Jon
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 5:18 PM
To: Tucson Free Unix Group
Subject: [Tfug] List confusion

Eric Christian's posts are being moderated. I've seen too many people
unsubscribe over the past weeks. Some voiced it to the list, others
privately to me and some just silently left. Before we go in to how those
people need to use Gmail and mute people, learn how to ignore or just get a
thicker skin I want to back track and talk a bit about the history of the
list and what it used to be used for.

Tyler and other people long ago founded the Tucson Free Unix Group as a
place for people to talk openly about Free Unix (which branched in to
Linux), find solutions to problems, general networking with other people in
the local community and possibly beyond and anything else technology
related. I came on board several years after it's inception and was loosely
affiliated by mere association with one or more of the founding members.
I've seen it go through many changes. The main change and the one I think
most would agree is the focus of topics from technology related to just an
open forum where anything goes and staying farther away from its roots.

Only recently have things gotten worse and the catalyst in many people's
eyes was Eric and the people that can't help but promote the thread by
responding and fueling his desire to "inform" people of all the bad things
he's found on the Internet.

This is the sole reason he has been moderated. I'm trying my best to be nice
about it all but at the end of the day he's just a troll and he has
succeeded in doing what trolls do - posting to the list with one agenda, to
annoy people. I've moderated his posts and will review each one. If it's
clear it's on topic I'll let him send to the list. If not it'll get
rejected.

I want this list to be as constructive as possible and I do realize that
from time-to-time people are going to stray OT. That doesn't mean I'm going
to come down on them for doing so. Eric was a repeat offender and it was
clear he was only posting garbage and I for one was tired of seeing it as I
know other people were too.

I know some people will not like the decision to do this. For them I
apologize and would like to loosely quote someone on the list - 'Maybe 
you should change your expectations'   ;)


-- 
Jon
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