Re: Mailinglist moderation

[John Richards]

Yep, well done Christian!

I agree :) For those subscribers to the Living History Forum, you have 
just witnessed a little disagreement amoungst friends which can 
occasionally happen when people are as passionate about our hobby as we 
are on the forum. Please continue to send in the marvellous topics that 
so enrichen the Mailing List!

Regards

John Richards
Captain


On Mar 16, 2006, at 1:59 PM, Christian Folini wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> The messages by Gerry and Werner on Tuesday took me by surprise.
> It is always difficult to react when the administrator is the
> target of critizism. Even more so, when the topics should be
> dealt with inside an organisation and not out in the public.
>
> I could not help but shut the list down for two days until the
> dust has cleared up. I repeat, i am a friend of frank discussions
> and everybody will always get a reply on his questions (at least
> this is what i will try to do). But we are three weeks ahead
> of a very big event and i do not want to have unrest and
> insecurity spread at this moment. There are guests and participants
> of the event on this list. They can read the initial questions
> but not the internal discussion evolving afterwards.
>
> I can report, that the discussion among the members has been lively.
> We are not closing down the Company just yet and the Captain
> has finally called the contenders to reason.
>
> I am going to reopen the list now. The messages that have been queued
> up in the meantime will be forwarded _as is_. They are unaltered
> and no message has been lost.
>
> One has to walk on a thin line to do the right thing in quarrels
> as these. Please bear patience with me, if i did not react correctly.
>
> I would like to keep this public forum free from internal
> troubles and would therefore wish to close the topic on this list.
>
> If there is anything to comment on, the Company will do so after
> we have talked to each other face to face.
>
> best regards,
>
> Christian
>
> -- 
> Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences.
> No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them.
> --- Edward R. Murrow
>