Secondly, every time the LUG moderators did let their guard down slightly, it
resulted in a (platform-)flamewar. Rather than waiting for discussions to
descend in total chaos, they try and prevent it, which is a good thing.
Sure, I agree with that. I agree with the need for moderation in that huge list - as large as small city. I agree that messages and people need to be banned at times. I was just saying that they are inconsistent and arbitrary many times and I think the "power" of being invited to be list moderators goes to their heads a little - something common to people who have not had administrative experience. I really miss Joeri's moderation. He was quite reasonable and nice, and he even made me a co-moderator of the Logic OT list for several years (until the recent crew just ejected me for no reason one day).
And last but not least, wasn't it you who told me in private mail to stop
talking about something on this list just because you didn't like a joke?
When other people were leaving the list and complaining about a humorless joke that when on for 10 messages, I asked you politely and adult-to-adult to tone it down. I didn't ban your messages at any time, like the LUG does daily. Nor did I ban you from the list. You are free to complain about now publicly aren't you? I was just trying to weigh the good of the many versus the goods of the few. If people are trashing the list and others are saying they are going to leave, do I say nothing?