Digital BW, The Print

> We realize this may alienate some, but we are confident that the other
99.9%
> will see this as necessary relief.
>
> Please keep your comments on the list to what is relevant to digital bw
printing
> and the ways we can advance it.
>
> Thank you all.

No. Thank YOU!!!

Dear List Members,

I want to add my own remarks to Antonis' so that there is not doubt that we
are in complete agreement.

My desire is that the list will be a safe and comfortable place for people
to post messages relevant to the group topic. It is most definitely not
intended to be a place to hold heated debates or arguments on subjects of
limited interest to the membership at large. This is meant to be a casual,
friendly discussion of the art and techniques of making B&W prints from
digital sources, and to function as a mutual tech support location. There
should be nothing going on in this forum to generate hostility or anger. If
you are looking for rough and raucous exchanges please go elsewhere.

The moderators of the group set this up as a public service and receive no
compensation for their efforts. We do not have the time for nor any interest
in dealing with the turmoil that gets created from time to time. So, for the
one percent of the members who run afoul of the moderators' opinion of what
is appropriate, there will be no long explanations on or off list. We will
simply take what actions we feel are necessary to maintain the peace and
decorum.

To the other 99% of the members I want to express my thanks for your
continued contributions to and support of the list.

Martin Wesley



----- Original Message -----
From: "Antonis Ricos" <antonisphoto@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 12:08 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Flame wars - no more


> Dear List Members,
>
> I have in the past posted gentle reminders to bring to everyone's
attention the
> need to stay on topic and avoid personal attacks. Apparently, there are
still
> few  who are willing to ruin the atmosphere of community that we are
trying to
> sustain here. As a result, I'd like to let everyone know that Martin and I
have
> decided to use the Yahoo controls in our disposal to either ban or place a
> member on moderated status at our option.
>
> Since we are doing this voluntarily, hoping to represent the majority of
> members, we are also not planning on having a lot of discussions on and
off
> list on the matter. It's in poor enough taste if someone uses this and
other lists
> for their personal vendettas, we don't  owe them our own time to resolve
their
> issues.
>
> And by the way, we may also choose to delete messages that are offensive
or
> considered irrelevant on this list. We realize this doesn't help those who
> received them as emails, but at least the archives will be spared some of
the
> noise.
>
> We realize this may alienate some, but we are confident that the other
99.9%
> will see this as necessary relief.
>
> Please keep your comments on the list to what is relevant to digital bw
printing

> and the ways we can advance it.
>
> Thank you all.
>
>
>
> Antonis Ricos
>
> <posting as list moderator along with Martin Wesley>
>
>