Amen! On Jan 13, 2008 11:17 AM, Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 13, 2008, at 5:02 AM, Bob W wrote: > > >> > >> it'll settle out. > >> > > > > of course it will, these things always do, but that doesn't really > > answer the question, does it? > > > > Everybody has jumped on Polyhead for supposedly threatening violence > > (how's he going to do it from the other end of the internet) and in > > response they are all threatening violence against him. You want to > > ban one person for this but not the others. The response to his post > > has been ridiculous. Nobody in their right mind could suppose he was > > serious about it (any more than calls to waterboard him are treated > > seriously) - he was just being a dickhead, and only slightly more > > insensitive than many of the rest of us are at times. > > > > The correct response is either to ignore him, or to laugh at him. But > > to treat that post with the po-faced seriousness people have done is > > frankly as pathetic as the post itself. > > > > -- > > Bob > > Fair or not, being a member here carries a karmic burden. As long as > a subscriber maintains an effort to be civil and contribute in a > positive manner overall, he or she earns a bit of slack when the > demons take over and he or she posts something a touch sociopathic. > > I could name a couple dozen examples, but let's look at, say, Bill > Robb. I know I can point to him because he's a big boy and can take > it. He also understands that he can be a bit of an asshole at times. > For the most part, Bill is a generous, helpful and knowledgeable > contributor to the list, and the PDML is better for having him > aboard. There are stretches of time in which he should be beaten > about the head and shoulders with a blunt instrument. > > It is because of his positive record that Good Bill is afforded PDML > indulgence when he turns into Evil Bill. Same with most everyone who > posts at least semi-regularly to the list, myself included. > > Ben, however, has not put enough into the bank to earn the interest > given to members in good standing. He appears to be here only to be > an asshole, which doesn't work. > > I did not ban Ben completely. He is still welcome to be a member of > this PDML, but at this point he must prove to me that he is capable > of being a member. If he does, in my opinion, learn some manners and > push himself to be a positive contributor, then he will have his > probationary status upgraded. He will then have to work to overcome > what he's done to this point. If he decides instead to continue being > as ass, I won't approve his posts, and he'll eventually give up and > find some other place. > > So yeah, it may appear imbalanced in the small picture, but looking > larger, I think you can see my interest in maintaining the way the > PDML has worked, and worked successfully, for all these years. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. >
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