Dana wrote at 12:11 PM 2/4/2009: >Michael - do you have some moderating advice here?
Hi Dana. It was not too long ago that I sent my occasional message to the list trying to remind folks of the public nature of its archives. I have pasted it below. Please note that the only list I maintain that has private archives is the RE-Bitching list. While anything goes on that list, its original intent was to be a place where Wrenches could let off steam without fear of public notice or, more importantly, discuss anything that is off topic for this list. Anyway, here is what I posted (and was apparently not well-heeded) last Jan. 16. >Hi gang. Please respond to me OFF LIST if you have any questions or comments. > >This is my occasional reminder that this list should be considered "public" in >nature. > >Every message is posted to our archives, which are publicly available on the >internet in at least two places. In fact, the other day I was doing some >research via Google and turned up one of the messages on this list. Not sure >how that happened, as the list is supposed to exclude search engines, but it >does point out that we should not assume privacy. > >The reason I bring this up is that one Wrench commented to me that he didn't >think it was a good idea to put wholesale battery or PV prices on the list >where the public might see them. > >Also, please remember that since this is a public list, the level of respect >with which you treat other list members becomes public information. _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
