On 9Mar , 2007, at 7:29 AM, Moose wrote:
<SNIP>
>
> Personally, I might feel obliged to leave any list with posted,
> enforced
> rules as a matter of principle.
>
Well, moose, there's one rule on the list: "Be nice, be civil and try
to stay within arms-reach of the list-topic most of the time". But
then again, that's a rule derived from the behaviour of the list and
not the other way around ;)
> Not much danger of that, I think.
;)
> Assuming you have been listening, how
> many of the regulars do you think would pay any attention to published
> rules, other, of course, than to intentionally break them? Who
> would be
> the enforcer? How would enforcement be handled? How would the enforcer
> assure his/her personal safety? If somebody booted one of my buddies
> off, I'd be pissed! Of course, I'm an unarmed pacifist, but
> probably in
> the minority.
I sure would not want to be the list mum if it entailed risking to
summon the wrath of Moose - having had the pleasure of his company
and mighty enjoyed it, I'd rather that we stay on friendly terms ;)
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