From: OPE-L Administrator (ope-admin@ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu)
Date: Mon May 17 2004 - 20:55:13 EDT
Since this also is of general interest, I will explain this on-list. 1) private messages No list member has the right to forward private messages to the list without the explicit authorization of the author. It's as simple as that. Just about every Internet mailing list has a rule to this effect. 2) flame intervention We have a list policy against flames. Because discussions by the AC can often take time, it is expected both by the AC and the list that I will use my judgment when I see flames about when and whether I should intervene. On (rare) occasions, I instruct the parties not to discuss the matter further on-list. After the discussion goes off-list then there is time for cooler heads to prevail. And, most importantly, the list is spared an escalation of flames. I only ask that this be done in extreme cases. When I, wearing my moderator hat, ask that a topic be discussed off-list then I expect that all on-list discussion cease immediately. Period. If the AC is not satisfied with how I have acted to prevent flame escalation then they can raise the issue with me off-list. In solidarity, Jerry
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