Hi, Paul!
Am 02.05.19 um 21:45 schrieb Paul Boddie:
It would obviously have been far more appropriate for Daniel to merely advertise that another discussion venue has been set up and for him to invite those who are interested to sign up for themselves. As far as I know, no such invitation message has been propagated by this mailing list, but I do wonder whether it might have been propagated had it been received.
From my experience with this mailing list (and others hosted by FSFE), I would absolutely have expected such an invitation to have been approved by the list moderators. I see that in the past, two kinds of messages have been rejected:
* Messages that contain offensive language, and * Messages that violate the privacy of others (e.g. forwarding priate emails).
I would also encourage the FSFE leadership to use venues like this list to more fully engage with the community, even when this involves encountering dissent.
I have actually experienced FSFE as an organisation that handles dissent in a very constructive manner. On the other hand, I see a fundamental difference between voicing dissent on one side and personal attacks, false claims, and conspiracy theories on the other.
Thanks,