Re: [ga] Re: [ga-full] Use of "loon"

["!Dr. Joe Baptista" <baptista@pccf.net>]

It's an idea Alex - but a better set of rules - like Roberts Rules of
Order - which were superseeded by the loony rules we have here, already
provide provisions for removal.

For now we live with the current GA rules - which have aquired a somewhat
loony reputation.

Regards
Joe baptista

On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Alex Kamantauskas wrote:

> 
>  How about the following process:
> 
>  SAA receives a complaint.  SAA announces the complaint, and issues a
>  request wherein each member of the list (if they so wish) sends in a
>  'yea' or 'nay' vote.  At the end of an established period (say, 24 or 48
>  hours), SAA counts the votes.  If the 'yea' outweigh the 'nay', sanctions
>  are imposed.
> 
> On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law wrote:
> 
> > [cc's trimmed]
> > 
> > No.  I object to the whole thing. 
> > 
> > If I can't have that, I vote for the shortest list of criteria possible on
> > the grounds that the less time wrangling about challenges and such the
> > more time for other stuff.
> > 
> > And I don't accept the sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
> > argument.  Two wrongs don't make a right.  Those who oppose this policy
> > should rise above it, not invoke it.  And if it's to be invoked by anyone,
> > the fewer grounds available the better.
> > 
> > On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote:
> > 
> > > So far, every single message I have had suggests that calling Joe Baptista 
> > > a loon is language that should cause the utterer's suspension from the list.
> > > 
> > > If that's a common opinion on the list, I will modify my judgment criteria 
> > > accordingly.
> > > 
> > > Note that the revised judgment criteria will also include a number of other 
> > > words formerly tolerated; they are (in my judgment) weaker than 
> > > "horse-shitters", but stronger than "loon".
> > > 
> > > Is that OK with everyone?
> > > 
> > >                           Harald
> > > 
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> > > Harald Tveit Alvestrand, EDB Maxware, Norway
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