File spoon-archives/marxism-international.archive/marxism-international_1997/97-03-04.021, message 26


From: Zeynep Tufekcioglu <zeynept-AT-turk.net>
Subject: M-I: Enough, please
Date: Sun, 2 Mar 1997 17:49:02 +0200


Dear Comrades,

This list is an international list dedicated to providing a forum for debate
and discussion for real struggles around the world. 

There seem to be an overabundance of subscribers who spend their energy
towards flaming and endless and repetitive discussion, insults, threats and
such.

The moderators have decided to take action against the state of the list.

Also, we'd like to remind you that the moderators are not salaried to
moderate the list, they have jobs, lives, families, responsibilities, etc.
They can't respond as quickly as they'd like to.

1.  Adolfo Olaechea is suspended from posting for two weeks for the contents
of his posts. Although the tone is bordering on satire, the moderators don't
now or in the future want to have a list which discusses the "worth" of the
life of its members who call themselves on the side of the working class,
joke or no joke, satire or satire. The moderators would like to remind
Adolfo that the rules also clearly forbid sexist language and hence he, as
all list members, has to refrain from terminology of "castrated eunuchs"
etc, along with calling list-members "agent provocateur", which is again
banned in the list rules. Any list member who think he/she has serious
evidence of another list-member being a cop must first contact the moderators.

2. Jay Miles is suspended from posting for one week for his cartoons.
Although it could be claimed that they were meant as jokes, no "jokes" that
discuss the "worth" of the life of list members are allowed, as explained in
the Adolfo's case.

3. Jerry Levy is suspended for two weeks for repeated and purposeful
attempts at destroying the list. Except for a brief interruption, his only
aim and purpose in this list has been to prove it should be destroyed,
instead of trying to improve it. He has been provoking flames and the last
flame war was also provoked by his "proposal" of committing suicide. 

A few people have been warned privately about their conduct during the last
"episode".

I'd like to add that, in the future, the first time anybody makes a comment,
joke, satire, whatever about the worth of the lives of the list-members,
they'll be expelled immediately. The list rules have no such provision, and
I consider it an insult to have to specify such a rule. I'd also like to add
that we'll also expell those whose sole purpose seems to be destroying the list.

These suspensions are unfortunate, all three list members certainly have the
potential to contribute to our understanding of various sides of the
struggle. If they wish to exercise that option, they're welcome back.

Zeynep




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