[sdiy] new synth-diy list?

[KA4HJH]

>Wow! I go away from the list for a couple of days, and there are almost 300
>messages. What the...? Many political and personal arguments. I'm just
>getting to the real crap -- still 150+ messages to go through! -- and I'm
>asking myself, "Does it have to be this way?" And I'm thinking, "No, it
>doesn't."
>
>So, I'm wondering: Has the time come for a moderated list?

Not for me. This list has always done a good job of policing itself,
primarily because nobody wants it to go down the tubes. Also there are a
number of well known alternatives for those who want to start trouble.

We've weathered all the other storms, we'll weather this one. This sort of
thing will inevitably happen from time to time as human beings are involved.

I am on other lists that are moderated (with a long list of rules), and I
can tell you that it would be complete mayhem otherwise. But we don't need
it here.

>P.S. Sure, I could just delete certain threads, but I want to see what
>people have to say -- disagreements can be very revealing of character.

Yes, aren't they?

-- 

Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
"The Mac Doctor"

Nately: "...it's better to die on your feet, than to live on your knees."
Old Man: "You have it backwards: it is better to live on your feet, than to
die on your knees."--Catch-22