may I offer a suggestion? there are mail filters that can be applied from the end user. Most mail clients can actually do this based on a number of criteria. So, if someone uses a foul tongue and makes threats, just filter their mail into the trash based on that offenders email address, or based on a list of words that are offensive. THe offender will realize with alacrity that his messages are being ignore and will go elsewhere.
Just a thought. -eric On Aug 26, 2015, at 10:56 AM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > Of course, as always, it helps to remember that if nobody replied to the > abuser, we wouldn’t have these issues. But it also helps to know that a > moderator can do this quickly in response to a general consensus or clear > harm being done, and that, for better or worse, people will respond angrily > to threads and contribute to their derailment. I see no reason why anybody’s > freedoms should be impacted by such moderation, only the benefits that come > from a more efficient filter on the list mail than would be achievable > otherwise by individual members, especially when the only tools available to > them are on their devices. > > So, as I said previously, I regard this as a matter of administration, not > ethics. Having a moderator around is simply important for damage > control—nothing more. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
