[PD] list etiquette

[Dafydd Hughes]

Put far more clearly and effectively than I did. Thanks Jonathan.

On 2012-03-10, at 12:08 PM, Jonathan Wilkes <jancsika at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'm changing the subject so that a discussion about the change in tone
> of this list doesn't carry the unfair implication that it's due to one member.
>
> I don't see a problem complaining about the netiquette of a list member,
> but I just ask that it be clear, constructive criticism.
>
> -Jonathan
>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Dafydd Hughes <dafydd61 at gmail.com>
>> To: ALAN BROOKER <alan.brooker2010 at gmail.com>
>> Cc: mahatGma rabintrah <mahatgma at gmail.com>; pd-list at iem.at
>> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 11:06 AM
>> Subject: Re: [PD] Is there a way to block/filter Mathieu ?
>>
>> Hey folks
>>
>> Maybe I'm out of touch here, or hypersensitive (I quit smoking far too
>> long ago for it to be that, but I can totally sympathize with those
>> for whom it's fresh - hell, I still miss it 15 years later)...
>>
>> As I understand it, if there are complaints about the behaviour of a
>> specific member of the list, the first step is to approach the list
>> administrators. Is this correct?
>>
>> And there are pretty widely accepted norms about language (I'm talking
>> about agressive langage and expletives here) on the list, too, even if
>> they're not written down, correct?
>>
>> I took a bit of a break (about a year and a half) from regularly
>> reading the pd-list while I completed some schooling. Since getting
>> back to following the list, I've noticed a big change in the tone. I
>> have to agree with Alan Brooker:
>>
>>> Overall, I think the tone of late has become too belligerent, lets get
>>> some good will together.
>>
>> Had the mood on pd-list been like this when I started with Pd, I
>> probably wouldn't have stuck around. Instead, I found it an incredibly
>> supportive, open and generous community. That's one of Pd's strengths,
>> isn't it?
>>
>> cheers
>> dafydd
>>
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