Re: [ga] [ADMIN] Suspension of William Walsh for mass postings

[Sotiris <sotiris@hermesnetwork.com>]

"William X. Walsh" wrote:

> Hello Sotiris,
>
> Tuesday, April 17, 2001, 11:32:13 PM, Sotiris wrote:
>
> > I "voluntarily" obey the speed limit too (most of the time), but if I break it and a
> > cop calls me on it... well, I knew better.  By the time rules have to be "imposed",
> > people usually agree they've been broken.
>
> This implies that the "law" of the speed limit was made into law.  In
> the case of the GA, the chair has to explicit ask the list members as
> a whole to limit their posts before the limit is imposed.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the ex Chair (Roberto) issue a warning to the List in
general just prior to the elections?

> A vague reference to limits 14 months ago, more directed towards
> finding a technical solution to enforce that kind of a limit without
> subjective decisions does not satisfy that requirement of the "law" or
> rule.

He really didn't have to go that far, I'll warrant as much...  One thing I've noticed, is
that every now and again these Lists suffer from some collective short-term amnesia of
some kind or other- it's really the oddest phenomenon!

Eupathically,

Sotiris Sotiropoulos



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