Re: THANKS! Re: It's time to go, soon...

[Janice Gelb <janice -dot- gelb -at- eng -dot- sun -dot- com>]

Michele wrote:
>
> I too am a newcomer to this group and was surprised by the tone of 
> "many" postings. You said:
> 
> "Perhaps had you been reading this group longer, you would
> realize that Eric's response is likely the cumulative result of
> years of volunteer effort to walk the very fine line between
> members who think that any moderating at all is heavy-handed
> and subverting their constitutional right to free speech and
> other people who think that people are getting away with
> murder."
> 
> Is this a testing field (forum) for civil and liberal rights or a 
> point of resource for Technical Writing???
> 

The examples were to indicate extreme positions on both sides.
Not everyone understands that joining a moderated lists means 
that the moderator occasionally needs to step in.

> 
> PS... Your employer puts on a really great conference!
> 

Thanks!

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