Ad hominem attacks (was Possible Change to the Main List Settings)

[Tom Wall]

Amy Z wrote:
If there's a post on here that you believe does that, there's no need 
to be cagey--the point of this list is to give opinions on list 
policies and the enforcement thereof, right?  So just give the 
message number so those of us to whom the reference is not obvious 
can see what you mean.

Tom replies:
Well... I agree with your stance on this, but the Feedback rules also 
specifically mention that there are to be no criticisms or attacks of 
other members on this list. So, naturally, I tried to point y'all in 
the right direction without risking violation of the rules and a 
subsequent ban from Feedback. 

Besides, I'm fairly surprised that it was allowed to remain at *all,* 
since, er, I'm aware that there were off-list consequences for the 
post anyways. I actually just realized the other day that it was 
still up.

So, since you brought it up, it's message 277.

Thanks for asking for a direct response. ;-) I nearly always prefer 
directness to roundabout discussions. But still, one can never be 
sure.

-Tom