LL-L "Administrativa" 2004.08.24 (07) [A/E]

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From: Ruth & Mark Dreyer <mrdreyer at lantic.net>
Subject: LL-L "Morphology" 2004.08.23 (02) [E]

Dear Reinhard,

Subject: Morphology

> I try to be all things to all people, Mark, according to their (growing)
> needs -- today a provocateur to you and a _Literaturbanause_ to Gabriele,
> whatever makes one's current boat float, and as long as those gray cells
> keep on churning away.  But this mustn't be misconstrued as bieng
> flame-baiting.

In teendeel Ron, ek waardeer u inset en syne (dankie, John),
onvoorwaardelik.
En wat, vir die dofkopse Boer, is 'n _Literatubanause_, (askuus, Gabriele).
In my onervarendheid weet ek niks van 'flame-baiting' nie; en afleidende u
toon, wil ek ook nie!

On the contrary, Ron, I appreciate your input & his (thanks, John),
unconditionally.
& what, for this dimwitted Boer, is a _Literaturubanause_, (pardon,
Gabriele).
In my inexperience I know nothing about 'flame-baiting', no; & by inference
from your tone, I do not wish to!

Yrs,
Mark

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From: R. F. Hahn <lowlands at lowlands-l.net>
Subject: Administrativa

Mark:

> In my inexperience I know nothing about 'flame-baiting', no; & by
> inference
> from your tone, I do not wish to!

With your brain power you'd easily spot it if you came across it.  Let's
just say that it is an unwanted, in fact illicit, practice that on this list
results in a swift kick out the door.  This has only happened a couple of
times in our almost ten years, I'm happy to say.  (This is one of the
reasons why the list is not "open," i.e., people cannot subscribe themselves
but must first get by the LL-L watchdog who has a good nose of potential
flame-baiters.)

Since you don't care to know, please don't listen for a sec, Mark.

Folks, for those of you who do not know but want to know, "flame-baiting" is
the practice of sending deliberately provocative postings with the aim of
enraging as many people as possible, who will then take this bait and post
"flames," i.e., counter postings in protest, thus giving the perpetrator the
attention he or she craves.  The way other subscribers should deal with such
persons is to ignore them completely, and this will make them move on to
another list soon.  Failing this, it is up to the administrators to fire and
ban flame-baiters.

Some baiters are so infamous that virtually all list administrators know
about them or have had brushes with them.  One of them is rumored to have
run out of lists to join ...

We have no such baiters on the List right now.  However, please make a
mental note of this explanation and advice in case you notice any signs to
that effect in the future.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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