[stylist] Off-Topic Discussions- ruling

[Neil Butters]

Thanks for this clarification, Robert. It sounds good.

Neil


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From: "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 1:56 PM
To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [stylist] Off-Topic Discussions- ruling

> Okay, Neil and Paul and Natalie and Shawn are more correct than the others
> who have posted on this issue of "off topic" posts. I mean, on this go
> around, what was posted by Donna about the situation of the blind venders 
> in
> New York was an acceptable alert to the list. It then would be up to us to
> follow what was being asked for  or not --- and we would do this on our 
> own,
> off list. Any subsequent posts on that off-topic post, and especially 
> those
> that are more than a polite discussion or asking for clarification, would
> then not be acceptable. (This requires some thinking and following of this
> developing OFF-Topic rule.) and do know, that I will respond to the 
> offender
> of the post that goes beyond the accepted rule. And guys, keep in mind, we
> do have "Writers Chat" where we can talk about anything. And so I will 
> warn
> the offender once, and on the second go around, I will have them suspended
> from the list for a period of time (it will not be publically announced 
> that
> this has happened to the offender.) And if the offender does not learn 
> from
> the first suspension, I'll do it again for a longer period of time. And
> finally, if it happens a third time, that offender will be band from the
> list.
>
> Harsh you think? No, it is just asking for respect for other list members.
> We do want this list to be a healthy forum for discussion and learning. 
> And
> when we see several of our usual members crying "STOP," then we all need 
> to
> stop, pull back and examine what is going on. and
>
>
> Robert Leslie Newman
> President, Omaha Chapter NFB
> President, NFB Writers' Division
> Division Website
> http://www.nfb-writers-division.org
> Chair, Newsletter Publication committee
> Personal Website-
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>
>
>
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