Re: [Killietalk] Thanks but No Thanks

[Gary Elson or Mary Frauley <fraulels at videotron_ca>]

I'm with Laura - this list is useless for anyone interested in learning more
about killis. Here's a suggestion for you AKA big-wigs to ignore: consider
splitting the list into one devoted to killifish and another devoted to the
AKA.

I can see your point of view, and not. On any list, strange things break out
from time to time. What's happening here is not from the AKA, it's just a
couple of members of the list who periodically seem to want to read
themselves. If we split the list, then they'll squabble on two lists. It's
individuals, and I have never seen anything in the AKA that suggests it's
the organization. The AKA is a fairly tolerant bunch, and we get these
flare-ups on the list from time to time.

The only lists I've seen that weren't like this are the heavily moderated
ones where attempts to be "off-topic list trolls" are squashed. The AKA
hasn't taken that direction yet. We have tended to operate as our own
moderators, and individually delete annoying and inappropriate threads. It
would be interesting to see how other killie lists in other languages
operate as far as moderation and respecting guidelines go.

It is curious that we can get way more traffic by saying "John Doe is a
nerd" or "The Board of Trustees have weapons of mass destruction" than we
get by asking "Were there cameronense in the fish sales room at the
convention" or "how can I breed my australe". I have always wondered about
that.

Still, stick around - ignore the talk-radio rants and ask pertinent
questions. You can learn a lot on this list, but you have to push.

Gary

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