[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: ADMIN: We Regret to Announce

[Iggy McSnurd]

> Mel:
> What I'm wondering now is if public pillorying is precedented.
> Banning someone for questionable reasons is bad enough; it should
> have been done privately and quietly. The only people who needed to
> know were those involved. I see no reason that this sorry event had
> to be announced with a "special notice" to the entire list membership.
>

Iggy here:

I'm inclined to give the benefit of the doubt and assume that it was
announced to us so that we know what happened when we cease to hear from
Cindy on the list itself.  Also that the admin of the list wishes us to
understand that, while they regret having had to make the decision, they
felt it was the only one left to make.  I would also think that they are
earnest in informing us that this decision was not made lightly, and that we
don't need to worry about mass bannings when one of us might disagree with a
policy.  It was made for a specific situation.

Personally, I would rather not have any list or conflict on one get to the
point where the admin feels someone needs to be banned... yes, even Cindy.
(Contrary to what some may think, I was not trying to campaign against her,
nor did I have any wish for it to get to the point where the admin felt the
need to ban her.)  Unfortunately, sometimes there's no other resort that can
be found. Failure to be able to reach an amicable compromise in a dispute is
an indication of failure in some part on both sides of the situation, not
just one side or the other.

Iggy McSnurd