[Taxacom] An objective observation for Taxacom members

[Heike Vibrans]

Well, I have to say that I am kinda shocked at the shock. I've been reading Taxacom for years now (mostly lurking), and have yet to see anything I consider inappropiate. Sure, discussions sometimes run into directions I have no interest in (or already know what the participants are going to say) - that is what the delete button is for. But I find the detailled discussions are often illuminating, and one of the reasons why I read Taxacom. And as to the more light-hearted contributions on the difficulties of the life of taxonomists - I don't mind having fun sometimes!

Regards,

Heike

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--- El dom 1-may-11, Stephen Thorpe <stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz> escribió:

> De: Stephen Thorpe <stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz>
> Asunto: Re: [Taxacom] An objective observation for Taxacom members
> A: "Leslie M. Adams" <leslie.adams at comcast.net>, "Hans Hallman" <hanshallman at hotmail.com>, taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> Fecha: domingo, 1 de mayo de 2011, 19:19
> at Taxacom, we are not afraid to
> grapple with the real nitty gritty ... 
> sensitive readers may be offended ...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Leslie M. Adams <leslie.adams at comcast.net>
> To: Hans Hallman <hanshallman at hotmail.com>;
> stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz;
> 
> taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> Sent: Mon, 2 May, 2011 12:13:20 PM
> Subject: RE: [Taxacom] An objective observation for Taxacom
> members
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am a new to Taxacom and I must admit I am a bit shocked
> at the level of
> dialog I have been observing. Is there no moderator here to
> screen out
> unprofessional or even offensive submissions? I am a member
> of several other
> professional listservs in the field of biology/ecology and
> I haven't seen
> the frequency of inappropriate banter I have witnessed
> here. 
> 
> Just wondering.
> 
> Leslie Adams
> 
> Leslie M. Adams, Ph.D.
> Plant Systematics and Community Ecology
> University System of New Hampshire
> http://home.co-mcast.net/~leslie.adams/
> Home Office: 603 / 659-6177
> 
> "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking
> we used when we
> created them." -  Albert Einstein
>