Policy reiteration, was Stepping up to nobly defend my honor...

[Amanda Geist]

Ripleywriter:

<snip less-than-noble attempt to defend unchallenged honor>

:::thumps and muffled noises are heard; Amanda stumbles in, trying to pull a
T-shirt over her head. She pulls it down, and its flowing script is seen to
read "My other personality is a List Poltergeist.":::

Hey! Ripley! And the rest of you guys getting very emotional on this thread!

:::she points to where her stash of water balloons is usually piled.
Instead, an ominous stack of full buckets of water waits...::::   Don't make
me use these.

Listen. More than one post in this thread has nudged the line of civility or
been outside the bounds of our accepted modes of interaction. So for all
ears, please let the Geist reiterate the main points. These are listed on
the site of the main list, not Chatter, so I will reproduce them here:

--Consider how other members of our diverse, multinational community might
react to your post.
--When in doubt, save your message overnight and re-read it in the light of
dawn.
(and, most importantly)
--Golden Rule of Email: That which thou findest hateful to receive, sendest
thou not unto others.

There is a reason this thread has continued. Some of the 1,278 members on
this list are interested in pursuing it. They have the right to do so.
Ripley has the right to not participate and not respond. None of the posts
that mention her, since she requested that it not be continued, have in any
way impugned her; she was a reference point. But once a concept has been
thrown on the table, it "belongs" to the list; anyone can leave a thread,
but nobody can take the thread away from the list. We're playing with it
now. It will peter out of its own accord in due time.

Ripley--and any other member of this list--be assured, if anyone has
attacked you or your honor, the admin team will take action to speak to them
offlist. You probably won't know about it, but the atmosphere on the list
should level out. It is, in fact, partly what maintains the atmosphere of
this list, the fact that such administrative housecleaning does *not* take
place on list (..except for when Geists get mouthy to clarify things).

Ripley is correct, it is neither her place nor mature to react or respond to
a strictly emotional matter onlist. If anyone feels strongly about an issue,
a poster, or a post, they should talk to the admin team, not air the problem
to the entire list. The list is for *discussion*; neither "venting" nor
"defense" appear in its description.

Lastly--*NOBODY* respond to this onlist! This clarification is an
administrative matter, not a substantive contribution to a list subject.
Responses should go to the admin team at HPforGrownups-owner at yahoogroups.com
(if they concern the policies) or to me (if you object to my tone, wording,
etc.).

Okay, that's it. This T-shirt is kind of tight, and I need to go make sure
my water balloons (and buckets) are full...

~Amandageist