[FC-discuss] Liberating the FC list

[Greg Grossmeier]

Creighton Samuels wrote:
> Furthermore, if most of the trolling comes from one (or a few) persons, 
> it is not neccessary to make new rules nor eject them from the list per 
> se.  If you don't like the posts of one person, you (personally) can 
> delete them from your own little corner of the Internet via your email 
> client's killfile.  You cannot get upset a a troll you cannot hear.  If 
> everyone does this, the net effect will be exactly the same as if that 
> person were in moderator lockdown; they could hear us, but not respond.
> 
> Creighton


That is a choice the list membership should be able to make.  Whether 
they want to allow continuous "harassment"[0] by a select few with the 
hope of ignoring it, or if they want to systematically rid the list of 
that "harassment"[0].

Btw: "rid the list of" doesn't necessarily mean baning/kicking people. 
There are other ways, more diplomatic/social norm based.

-greg

[0] "harassment" is the only word I could think of right now, it isn't 
the best, but it is close enough for now.  Maybe "pestering" or 
"continual derailment of topics" or ....