Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Roger, I have not been on so many lists; but certainly this one is more civil than the motorcycle list I used to be on (no Hells Angels types, just regular bikers) or even some of the Compuserve forums. I do agree that the unmoderated nature of the list has a certain attraction, and overall I am very happy being on the LUG. By now I can tell who posts the nasties and in which threads, so I just make judicious use of the DEL key. Nathan Roger Beamon wrote: > Would that this were true, Nathan. There are many many mailing > lists that are far more civilized and less combative than this. > > It is probably true that size has a lot to do with it, since others > have much smaller subscriber lists and/or tighter supervision by > the listowner. > > It could be argued that freedom means a greater inherent risk. > Most of us, I'd wager, will opt for the freedom. Peer pressure is > about all we have to keep things civil, but don't underestimate > peer pressure! - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium Photo page: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator