Subj : Re: Conduct To : Avon From : boraxman Date : Sun May 15 2022 14:20:29 Av> Hi there :) Av> Av> Thanks for your clarification etc. where I am coming from relates to Av> this.. Av> Av> [snip] Av> So my expectation (not unsurprisingly) is that folks operating on fsxNet Av> have agreed to conduct themselves with the above goals and values in Av> mind.. so when I wrote to a couple of members not adhering to them this Av> is where I was coming from. Av> Av> It is clear in fsxnet.txt that the risks of not doing so include Av> de-listing etc. but that's not my preferred route to take, rather my Av> hope is the community can self moderate (and does :)) and 99% of members Av> active in the network are self aware enough to realize when they are Av> straying way off (what I think are) pretty obvious behaviours / values. Av> There is that 1-5% of the time where I feel I need to step in and say Av> something, often someone else has beaten me to it. I'm grateful it's Av> seen to be a community/team concern. Av> Av> I'm not in FTN networks to spend all my time moderating and/or pressing Av> next to bypass stuff I don't want to read because it contains combative Av> antisocial or unkind content that I didn't come here for. I think others Av> here feel the same way :) Av> Av> I don't profess to get to right all the time, nor that folks who have Av> come and gone from fsxNet feel that I have acted fast enough or quick Av> enough or seen the 'issue' as they have seen it etc. All I can do is my Av> best and be mindful that we all see things differently and react in Av> different ways etc. Av> Av> I am super mindful that the joys of echomail mean you can infer a ton of Av> emotion / tone / sentiment into something written by the original poster Av> that is simply not there. But I have also seen deliberate trolling as Av> well :( Av> No problem, and I greatly appreciate the work you do. There certainly is a need for places like this to have expectations on what behaviour is acceptable or not. One of the things I like about BBS's, and this was mentioned in the Back to the BBS documentary, is that we are more free to express our opinions. I agree with you 100%, just saying that particular choice of words these days is quite loaded and is interpreted by many as being something that I believe you didn't intend. --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64) * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101) .