Re: [activities] Re: Comments on "mailing list policy"

[Jeff Waugh <jdub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<quote who="Silvia Pfeiffer">

> We have had multiple incidents of flame wars on the SLUG mailing lists,
> which this has to address.
> 
> One way to address it is that we ultimately warn the people that they will
> lose SLUG membership and be expelled from the mailing list. Since such an
> ultimate consequence is quite substantial, and therefore there may well be
> a case for putting the ground rules of behaviour on SLUG mailing lists
> into the constitution and explaining the consequences.

No, that's not a good rationale for putting it into the constituation (as it
limits adaptation of the policy), but it may be a good rationale for giving
the committee power to expel members... but then, they already have that (if
there is a complaint from the membership).

- Jeff

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