Dear List Members and Dear Gary,
To Gary:
While I do appreciate your concern and interest in the list, posting a
rejected post is counter-intuitive. I found the post at the center of
this storm to be off-topic and probably offensive; posting it now would
defeat the purpose of a moderated list, and at the same time, I don't wish
to offend. There are two individuals who received the same email
privately, and one agreed with my decision, while the other didn't
express an opinion.
To all list members:
I join everyone in asking Hardy to post again. I can't express this any
better than you have done already. I completely agree that he is a valued
member of the list, and is most welcome to continue to post. In fact, he
is still a member of the list. He has not unsubscribed so we can
assume that he continues to read list emails.
As moderators, we have simple rules - stay reasonably on-topic and be
respectful and civil to each other. (Post in Plain Text too! - but we
don't reject non-Plain Text posts.) Very few posts are ever rejected. If
a message is ever rejected for being off topic, it can always be
posted to our Off-Topic Blog, <http://ehpes.com/blog1/>, thanks to the
skills of Edgar Hauster and Jerome Schatten.
Some of the worst times we've had on the list have been the result of a
perceived insult not intercepted by the moderators. Once posted, the
messages that follow fly fast and furious and everyone wants to respond
tit for tat on the list. Meanwhile, most readers just want to go back to
on-topic posts, and not listen in on the argument.
If I've made some mistakes as a moderator, I apologize for that. I do
admit to being human; I'm not perfect, but I do my best. Let's return now,
I hope, to our regularly scheduled program. ;-)
Warmest wishes,
Bruce
On 2/17/13 16:31, "Gary Rogovin" <grcpa_at_att.net> wrote:
>2-17-13
>
>
>I think a better understanding of the moderator's action would best be
>served if Hardy's post(s), which the moderator(s) determined to contain
>offensive language or were off topic, be posted to the List with an
>explanation by the moderator(s) as to why they came to those conclusions.
>This could serve as a useful guideline or rule for the List members to
>follow.
>
>Gary Rogovin
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