>I would agree with what Steve Clark said. I too would ask that if you can't
>respond to one of my posts in a timely fashion, that you not respond. I
>also will not respond to yours.
>
>If anyone sees something that they want tog et my reaction on, please send
>me a note privately off of the reflector and I will be glad to discuss any
>issue there. I simply do not want to encourage this type of letter drop. I
>do not have the time to deal with things in this fashion.
>
I guess I'm going to climb on this bandwagon also. Last time around
I gave several detailed replies but I'm starting to think maybe I'm
wasting my time. I've more or less given up on the idea of ever having
any reasonable discussion with Steve, so when I reply it is generally
with others in mind. So, as with Glenn, let me say that if someone
expresses an interest in what my reaction might be, I'll be more than
happy to give a public or private response.
Now let me turn to another question. What recourse do we have when
an un moderated group is abused in this fashion? Of course, there may
be some or even many who don't view this as an abuse. To check out
how people feel I'd like to conduct a little straw poll. Send me a private
e-mail giving your opinion on whether Steve is abusing the group with
this policy. No need to give your reasons, a simple yes or no will do.
I am particularly interested in hearing what lurkers think about this.
All replies will be held in confidence, though I will post the overall
results back to the group.
In reviewing the brief guidelines for new subscribers on the web site,
the only thing related to this situation that I could find was the
following:
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The group will be self-policing with respect to propriety of
discussion topics and the spirit in which discussions are
conducted. Only in extreme cases will the list manager step in.
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Perhaps some type of consensus view on this matter may result
in kind of self-policing.
Brian Harper
Associate Professor
Applied Mechanics
Ohio State University