[LinuxUsers] Creating a structure for SocalLinux.org - asking all members to read

[Roger E. Rustad, Jr.]

On a somewhat serious note, it sounds like we need a separate "collision
domain" where the soi-disant "asinine" chatter can flow a bit more freely.

I'm totally cool with that, as this listserv is public facing.  Set up back
channels, and chances are that this list will improve its noise ratio.

Reading between the lines (my fuzzy feeling), it sounds like we have one or
more of the following problems:

(1) someone has complained about the SNR ratio
(2) we are trying to limit our liability
(3) we are trying to improve our public image

(1) can be solved by talking to people offline. Most of the time, people are
cool the leader says, "Look, you overstepped your bounds.  Let's play
nicely."  It's been my experience that people are cool about this most of
the time, especially when you approach them right.
(2) can be solved by having people agree that they are 100% responsible for
their own comments.
(3) well...there are always "free radicals" in any group (just look at
Stallman and the likes), and it's my opinion that they contribute greatly to
the ecosystem, even when they are annoying.  In my opinion, sometimes you
just gotta say, "People here do not necessarily represent the group's
opinion," and leave it at that.
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