The subject of this mailing list is the email and newsreading program Pine . Do not send messages on unrelated matters to the list. Before sending a question to the mailing list, check whether it was already asked by using the archives' searchable index. You seem to be saying that being rude to someone is OK as long as they can't hear you. Move long-time contributors to a hidden, unmoderated list.
Some people are ignorant of the fact their questions are irrelevant.