Re: An unsubscription FAQ / Rand / informational post
on Mon, May 26, 2003 at 08:56:40PM +0100, Colin Watson (cjwatson@debian.org) wrote:
> On Mon, May 26, 2003 at 08:38:48PM +0100, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> > As for HellSurfer, I've forwarded the issue to debian-leader, and it
> > appears there are *no* subscribers from his email domain, which may
> > indicate the source of the problem.
>
> He was subscribed as of a day or two ago. He has since been
> unsubscribed. You're debugging after the fix here. :-)
Fair enough. I'm only working with half a clue here, as usual ;-)
OTOH, he's apparently claiming to still be receiving list mail.
> > - If you're still receiving list mail, escalate with a mail to
> > leader@debian.org. This will reach the current Debian Leader.
>
> Has Martin agreed that this is a sensible thing to do? Not to
> second-guess him, but I'm not sure I'd recommend bouncing every little
> complaint up to the DPL as a good approach ... I suppose it works but
> it's a bit nuclear.
Well, *I've* had trouble reaching listmaster myself on occasion. I
realize that armtwisting in a volunteer organization is difficult, but
at the very least we can make sure that the leadership is aware that
there is a problem, and apply pressure, coercion, or replacement, to the
listmaster role.
> > - Behave professionally. The importance of this cannot be overstated.
> > At the very least, expect to find yourself permanently banned from
> > the list you're abusive to, if not others. Past episodes of abusive
> > or outrageous behavior have resulted in censure by ISP, loss of ISP
> > accounts, loss of jobs, academic discipline (in the case of
> > university accounts), etc. One notorious example includes a
> > Psychology PhD. formerly engaged in research at Princeton
> > University. His outburst resulted in email notifications to the
> > Princeton's IT staff, his boss, the University President, and former
> > colleagues.
>
> Ah, memories ...
No comment ;-)
Peace.
--
Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/
What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand?
First they came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up, because I
wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak
up, because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the Catholics, and I
didn't speak up, because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me,
and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me.
-- Rev. Martin Niemoller, 1945
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