What are the consequences of posting a personal attack?
If you post a personal attack, you may receive a message from the list manager titled “No personal attacks”, which will quote your message and ask you to refrain from making personal attacks. Such a message from the list manager will always be private, never copied to the Arlington list; public humiliation is unseemly and ineffective.Please note that under normal circumstances the list manager does not see messages before they are delivered, and can only deal with personal attacks after the fact.Also please note that the list manager doesn’t always have time to read every message posted to the list, and doesn’t always recognize a personal attack even when it’s in front of his face. So some personal attacks may not result in a follow-up email from the list manager. List members are always encouraged to point out to the list manager anything that they feel is a personal attack.
If you post a personal attack, you may receive a message from the list manager titled “No personal attacks”, which will quote your message and ask you to refrain from making personal attacks. Such a message from the list manager will always be private, never copied to the Arlington list; public humiliation is unseemly and ineffective. Please note that under normal circumstances the list manager does not see messages before they are delivered, and can only deal with personal attacks after the fact. Also please note that the list manager doesn’t always have time to read every message posted to the list, and doesn’t always recognize a personal attack even when it’s in front of his face. So some personal attacks may not result in a follow-up email from the list manager. List members are always encouraged to point out to the list manager anything that they feel is a personal attack.
