TWListees: Over the last week or two there has been a serious outbreak of intolerance on the list. Lately, it seems that hardly a day goes by that someone isn't p*ssed off about the content or form of someone else's post. Is it something in the water? Too much internet and not enough cruising? There will always be off topic posts and other wastes of bandwidth, but it has been a tradition and a source of pride that TWL is able to absorb these irritations without sinking to the levels of rudeness that are found elsewhere on the internet. In the interest of maintaining the civility of TWL allow me to make a couple of suggestions. First, if you encounter a post that (in your opinion) either doesn't belong on the list or is in a form that is burdensome, please contact a member of the TWL Help Team. For those of you that may be unfamiliar with it, the Help Team is a group of listees who have volunteered to help Georgs and the TWL with certain administrative details. Our names, addresses, and areas of interest are listed below: Rick Austin <rickaustin@attglobal.net> (Netiquette) Mike Eedy <mikey@efni.com> (floater) Alex Hirsekorn <alexh@gte.net> (how to post and quote) Frank Lawlor <flawlor@bluecrab.org> (HTML code, rich text et al) Bob McLeran <rmcleran@ix.netcom.com> (subscribing/unsubscribing) Jerry Munson <jpmunson@home.com> (flame quencher) Norm Rose <nrose@bellsouth.net> (how to post and quote) Dave Ross <ross@prabiz.com> (HTML code, rich text et al) Joe Weinbrecht <windsong@voicenet.com> (how to use the archives). By writing to one of us first you may find that the problem has already been resolved or that there were some extenuating circumstances. OTOH You may be alerting us to a problem that we hadn't previously recognized. It could also be that you're off base yourself but we have a pretty good record of being polite when telling you so. Second,if you find a post so egregious that writing to a third party isn't satisfying then, by all means, respond to the original poster; But, please do so PRIVATELY. Public acrimony on the internet generates lots of heat but almost no light and while it may be entertaining to some, to most it is merely embarrassing. Seriously yours, Alex Hirsekorn Trawler World Help Team

Alex Hirsekorn wrote: > TWListees: > > In the interest of maintaining the civility of TWL allow me to make a couple > of suggestions. First, if you encounter a post that (in your opinion) either > doesn't belong on the list or is in a form that is burdensome, > Seriously yours, > > Alex Hirsekorn > Trawler World Help Team If you don't like it delete it, that's what I do. Downloading the list from a cell phone is gut wrenching at best, but trying to mold the list into a forum that is easily downloadable on a cell will ruin it. Think about it, just a few years ago you couldn't even get email on cell phones. The benefits of the list are too great to try and make it conform to my needs or any individual's. I would rather get a post that doesn't belong once and awhile than have people not post good info because they are scared of getting blasted for their post. Grady Lee Summer Moon 49' Marine Trader On the South River in Maryland