[governance] Unsubscribing and controlling the trolls

[Carlos Afonso]

Ginger, this can only be solved by clear membership rules and a
re-subscription process in which people no one knows or about whom one
cannot obtain reliable references should not enter the list. We would at
least clean up the list of the "jeffrey williams" types and other
mystery folks.

It has worked well in our regional list in LA&C.

We might even have dogs participating in the list, for crying out loud! ;)

--c.a.

Ginger Paque wrote:
> Dear IGC members:
> 
> We are having numerous complaints about postings by trolls on the list. However, 
> until we have fulfilled the steps stipulated in the ICG charter for each case, 
> we cannot take action against them. In the meantime we suggest that you set your 
> Spam or other email filters to remove unwanted messages before they reach your 
> inbox.
> 
> A close look at recent IGC archives show an increasing number of messages by 
> trolls. It also shows an increase in "unsubscribes". All of us must take 
> individual action to avoid destruction of the list. The co-coordinators cannot 
> do it with administrative action alone, because we must protect the right to 
> legitimate discussion and dissension through proper procedure.
> 
> Experienced trolls can manipulate real issues to distract and overwhelm a list. 
> Rather than unsubscribing, we suggest you not participate in discussions with 
> unproductive members and use filters to control the messages you receive.
> 
> We may need to open a discussion on changes to the charter, or a change to a 
> moderated list. Please consider these possibilities and opine if you think 
> appropriate.
> 
> Best,
> Ginger *
> *
> 

____________________________________________________________
You received this message as a subscriber on the list:
     governance at lists.cpsr.org
To be removed from the list, send any message to:
     governance-unsubscribe at lists.cpsr.org

For all list information and functions, see:
     http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance