ADMIN: Rudeness and Insults, again

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 120217


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hpfgu_elves" 
<hpfgu.elves at g...> wrote:
> 
> Hello, everyone--
> 
> Seems time to blow the dust off of this admin and give it another 
> run; we realize it's a bit late in the day for it, but we tried 
> contacting people offlist first.  It would appear that some of 
those 
> people have yet to see the message they received from the elves, so 
> please check your inboxes.
> 
> From the HBF:
> "We welcome debate, but do not attack or insult other list members."
> 
> Interpretations and opinions of canon are as varied as our 
> membership; debating and discussing these interpretations and 
sharing 
> opinions are the reasons for this group's existence. As adults, we 
> expect everyone here to accept that we are all entitled to our 
> opinions, and we expect that people should be able to disagree with 
> one another without being snide or insulting.
> 
> Please keep your comments and critiques focused to the merits of 
the 
> argument. Do not attack or insult other list members. If you find 
> yourself losing your temper, don't hit 'Send'. Read your response 
> later and find a way to make your point without attacking others.
> Please keep it civil. We reserve the right to pull offending 
threads 
> and to put repeat offenders back on moderated status.
> 
> Also, thanks to all list members who've made the points listed 
above; 
> it's very appreciated!

Geoff:
May I add my twopennyworth here...

I have been concerned in the last day or so about the aggressive 
arguments from some contributors put forward with scant regard to 
people's feeling or general netiquette which has happened 
occasionally from time to time on this group.

Looking at it within the context of HPFGU and also of another Usenet 
group to which I belong, some of it has been "trolling", making 
controversial and confrontational statements in order to provoke a 
flame war. My Usenet group has adopted the catchphrase "Please don't 
feed the trolls", i.e. in such a situation, do not reply. If the 
instigator of such mischief is ignored, then hopefully he or she will 
either go away to bother somebody else or adopt a more amenable 
approach.