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I agree 100% with you. The problem is that the administrator hasn't
got a clear guideline when to expell.
The omega-excess-list has attracted so far quite a following and
hopefully some postings will find that forum attractive enough in
order not to pollute the omega-list. This effect might be strengthend
if some clear expulsion rules were created for the omega-list.
Gerrit
> > Instead of people trying to be the judge and jury here, why don't we all just
> > make it easy! No one advertises anything!
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> Then you get creative spam (the dead dog story - or was it a cat?)and
> the argument rages about whether it was spam or not. Another dodge is
> to say that it wasn't intentional. Something like either of those
> should be good for about 75 - 100 posts (minimum)to the list.
>
> If Pierre Orphelin mentions the word fuzzy is that spam? If Mark Brown
> speaks of tradelab, is that spam or information? Who decides? I'm not
> singling these two out for any reason except that I'm sure most would
> agree that they have contributed a lot to the list. I just wanted to
> create an example to illustrate a point not create another controversy.
>
> The problem is what to do about someone that spams the list. Since
> bashing creates as much or more noise than it hopes to prevent, it seems
> to be ineffective and counterproductive. The only other way I can see
> is to empower someone to banish someone from the list. Arbitrary
> decisions (even about who to vote for/against) lead to much more noise
> from those that question the decision.
>
> About the only way that the list can maintain it's integrity is for
> there to be a complaint recepient/executioner. Once "X" number of
> complaints are received, the person that is the subject of the complaint
> is warned that if they continue, they will be expelled. The complaints
> against them are wiped out. The next time the complaint threshold is
> reached, they are axed immediately. No temporary reprieve from the
> governor. That way the list has control in the grey areas and lawyers
> need not get involved. Noise is reduced and spammers are banished.
>
> Just a suggestion. Creating noise (I vowed that I wouldn't) in an
> attempt to help out.
>
> ~Alan
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