[stylist] Off-Topic Discussions- ruling

[Judith Bron]

OK Robert, No problem.  I'm unsubscribing so you don't have to waste your 
time berating those you feel violated your impeccable rules on a list where 
you are obviously the ruler.   Obviously you were addressing me in your most 
recent dressing down of someone who dared violate all that was sacred.  Best 
of luck, Judith
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 1:56 PM
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-
> http://www.thoughtprovoker.info
>
>
>
>
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