> I have another observation from this case that we might try to learn > from. If people have an issue with a posting, should they contact the > sergeant-at-arms in public or in private? if i, as a normal citizen, have an incident with someone's egregious action in a public place, should i contact the executioner in public or private? wrong question, at least in the culture in which i was raised. we pay lip service to the concept that there should be a bit of 'due process' between a complaint and the executioner (and then spy on you and bomb you into democracy). From: Ted Lemon <Ted.Lemon@xxxxxxxxxxx> > I think when the first email message we see from a particular source > is obviously disruptive and off-topic, we do not need to wait for a > larger statistical sample before acting. i am a bit taken aback by the vigilantism. it was just an email message, and a factual one at that. the usual example is _falsely_ shouting "fire" specifically because it can cause *actual* *physical* *harm*. get a delete key. get procmail. get a grip. randy