[Tango-L] Acrimoniousness

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No Miles, this list does not need to be moderated. It was moderated at one 
time and it was the worst situation imaginable. We had a petty tyrant and 
chief censor who ran roughshod over anyone he decided to target. Also, this 
forum is far more funny and hilarious than mean and offensive, Where else 
can I get the recommended daily minimum allowance of driverl and foolishnes? 
At the very least some of these threads exist so we can all remember that 
utter silliness and foolishness are everywhere and reminds us  to laugh.

If you are so distressed by the antics of our fellow listeros and listeras, 
you might want to just take a break for a while and just go dancing. It will 
do you a world of good ;-)

Cheers,

Manuel



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>From: m i l e s <miles at tangobliss.com>
>To: tango-l at mit.edu
>Subject: [Tango-L] Acrimoniousness
>Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:45:21 -0700
>
>All,
>
>I wonder if its that difficult for this group to actually have a
>discussion that isn't acrimonious ?
>
>In my 15 years online in every forum I've either managed or been
>party to there has always been a level of common human decency in
>email communications.  And at the very least, the flame wars were
>eventually taken offline and conversation resumed in a civilized and
>humane manner.  This list is the exception to that rule.  This list
>not only needs to be moderated or at the very least some level of
>control and inhibition needs to be put in place, it further needs to
>get a grip on how to treat one another.
>
>I have been party to and co-created that level acrimoniousness in the
>last 6 months (giving as good as I've gotten, and I despised and
>chided myself for doing just that!), but this stuff is just
>heartbreaking and a pain to have to deal with on a regular basis.  I
>can easily see why so many people leave.  I know of a half dozen
>alone this week from the bay area.  You'd think we were all
>squabbling children with the way that we speak to each other online.
>
>I can imagine this same conversations in an actual room, and I can
>virtually guarantee that a.) they it'd never happen, and b.) there'd
>be a level of civil discourse that resembled a tea party of the 18th
>century, where politeness and civility were the norm, and nary a
>harsh word was spoken or even whispered.
>
>Is that possible ?
>
>M i l e s.
>
>
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