Peace has been restored.
2008-07-13 by Todd Muncy
All flame wars have ended
peacefully. We don't do that here. Nobody had to be tossed
out of the group. I apologize for not picking up on it and ending
it sooner.
There are periods of time when I'm not
watching closely and this was one. If you see one starting or other
clearly inappropriate behavior, please send me a private email. Be sure
that [disklavier] is NOT in the subject line, so it will not be
filed with more routine group messages. Please do not fan any flame wars
by taking sides or adding your $0.02. It acts like gasoline.
I am also happy to report that I've had
success in stopping the spam that had started slipping through. All new
members are now automatically set up to have their postings moderated and sure
enough, a couple of them started off with a spam message and had their statuses
immediately changed to banned, without ever getting it posted.
Sweet!
New members please don't be concerned when
your posts don't show up right away. They are awaiting approval before
being posted. Once I see you're a bona-fide member posting relavent
material, I remove the restriction and future postings go straight
through.