I was part of the Arlington List at its founding, and stayed on it for several years, but eventually dropped off it because of volume. At the time, it seemed quite friendly and a good way to know what was going on in that community. The moderators enforced some standards of civility. If this is no longer true, I'm sorry to hear it.

One long-standing tradition of the Arlington List is the "List Dinner", where people from the List get together at a different local restaurant every month or two. Usually these are restaurants in Arlington, but their next one is at Alfresco here in Davis Square, on March 12.