[Buddha-l] Re: An experiment (Gender on Buddha-l)

[Bernie Simon]

On Oct 11, 2005, at 8:20 PM, Franz Metcalf Franz Metcalf  wrote:

> I want to draw our attention to what I think is the *use* of this
> thread: clarifying what kind of discourse we want to promote on
> buddha-l.

The character of any list is set by its main participants. Unless 
someone bans them, or leans on them via heavy handed moderation, the 
character of the list is not going to change. It's not that I don't 
consider civility an admirable goal, but facts are facts and folks are 
folks. Alex does an admirable job moderating the Kagyu mailing list, 
which is a pretty civilized place. Though the focus does differ from 
this list. Short of banning people or breaking their knuckles, I can 
only suggest setting a good example on the theory that it will foster a 
similar response. Though if such things worked, I think the history of 
this sorry world would be considerably different than it is.

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