[MR] Please Stop Re: Predator - Caught!

[Anne]

>
> On Aug 24, 2011, at 12:11 PM, Maymunah al Siqilliyah <
> alsiqilliyah at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >  any email list without a moderator is headed into the gutter fast.
>
> Respectfully, I disagree. The Merry Rose has been rolling along for over 10
> years and it's managed fine without a moderator.
>
> >   I work with a group of people moderating a blog that is very focused in
> topic and we don't allow political discussions, religious discussions, or
> long or frequent off topic discussions.
>
> That sounds like a nice setup, but what you describe is simply not the
> Merry Rose. It is and always has been a free-wheeling, unmoderated
> discussion about Atlantian SCA and SCA-related topics. I rather like that we
> have a place where we can discuss topics freely without the fear of an
> arbitrary banhammer. If this is not to someone's liking, they can feel free
> to hit thr delete key or unsubscribe, especially with the advent of the
> "announcements" list.
>
> *I believe that has already been pointed out to the above lady.  I too
have been on the Merry Rose since at least 2001.  I lurk a lot and go months
without posting.  Most of the time I read with the delete key... the subject
line is my guide.

I am both a mod and an admin/mod on a number of chatboards some go back as
far as 1991. I cannot remember the last time I dusted off and put on my mod
hat.   I find that most boards are self moderating.  That is to say most
threads run their course...and die.  If there is a thread you don't care
for... <delete> is a great way to just avoid the stress of reading something
you disagree with.  Another way is to just not reply and the thread dies a
natural death by being displaced something more interesting.  I am still
wondering what I missed in some discussion over ninjas... at least we are no
longer discussing whether or not elf ears are period or not..{{rolls eyes}}

As has also been pointed out this is an UNOFFICIAL list..  I can garruntee
you that in any good alehouse of the period...any and everything is
discussed.... barkeep where the hel IS that beer yon handsome wench promised
an eternity ago..I am parched of throat and nie unto dying of thirst...beer,
I need a beer.... or a good mead perchance, please...
Ldy Aine.

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