As some of your may be aware, I've been learning how to admin a discussion group. The other admin has gone on vacation for about a week. Some of the behaviors I've been observing has me scratching my head in confusion.
For example, I receive a request from a newbie to join the discussion group. The second I approve the request, I send a message to the newbie to please read the rules, pinned at the top of the page, before posting anything. (I thought that request was crystal clear.) The rules basically state the following: No promoting stuff and No selling stuff. It is clearly explained, from the outset, that the discussion group's purpose is to talk about the writing/creative process of science fiction and fantasy.
Keeping that in mind, one newbie violated all the rules WITH 30 MINUTES OF BEING ADDED! I removed the violation and sent her a private message informing her that her posting had been removed, why it had been removed, and reminded her of the rules regarding NO PROMOTIONS and NO SELLING STUFF. She attempted to argue that she has a right to sell things on the page. I informed her, again, that the purpose of the discussion group is to talk about the writing/creative process ... NOT to sell/promote stuff! That's when she replies back: "If I can't do what I want, then take my name off!" I happily obliged her and BANNED her!
What part of the word "NO" do people NOT understand?
