Re: [Hampshire] list moderation? [ADMIN]

john lewis wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:30:03 +0000
> Sean Gibbins <sean@???> wrote:
>
>
>> Adrian Bridgett wrote:
>>
>>> One thing I was hoping we might get with a public archive is for
>>> people to think twice before posting trolls and/or flames. Not
>>> convinced it's working :-)
>>>
>> Oh I don't know, it's not so bad. There haven't been any threats of
>> violence or legal action of late and the resident (occasional)
>> trolls have almost become a 'feature' to be lured out from under
>> their respective bridges with certain topics!
>>
>
> Does he mean my advocacy of Debian I wonder :-)
>

Ermm... I take the fifth!

:-P


> In actual fact I often write things in the heat of the moment, but
> forget to change my default email address to the one I use for LUG
> postings so get a reminder pretty promptly from mailman that I 'cant
> do that there 'ere'.
>
> Most of the time I cancel the posting and delete it from my out tray
> - thereby giving me the chance to let off steam _and_ have second
> thoughts about what I wrote.

Likewise. I can't remember the number of times a similar course of
action has saved me from personal embarrassment and having to make
apologies for things that either simply weren't funny or relevant a few
hours later.

Sean