I agree and I sure wished there was more activity in this club.
There are many of us who have a wealth of information and ideas and
such that we could be sharing between all of us.
Brent


--- In OpticalLabs@yahoogroups.com, "likebifocals" <dowj@...> wrote:
>
> I feel we have been deceived and the web master or moderator owes
> an AGOLOGY to all of us as well as a time line for the immediate
> remediation of the degradation of this website.
>
> The Mission Statement is posted on the Home Page: "This club was
> created so Opticians, Optomerists, or Eye Doctors can talk about
> buying, selling, fixing,trading, sharing or just asking about
Optical
> Machinery, Lenses, Frames, Optical Molds, Pattern Makers, Edgers,
> Lensmeter, Eyeglasses, etc."
>
> I am new to this site and am SHOCKED with whats been appearing
lately
> (probably 4th quarter, 2005). Prior to that the majority of thwe
> postings were right on message or mission. Now the majority of
> postings are about sex web sites, web cams, dating/escort service,
> interest rate repair, penny stock promotions (of questionable
> legality...I know because I am a Series 7 licensed stock broker),
> dating chat room and more.
>
> For example here is a summary of the ten MOST RECENT postings:
>
> #200 Rick 3/31/2006 Optical subject
> #199 BellaGobble
> 3/23/2006 She promote people in your
area
> hooking up on a web site with an
> adult action cam.
> #198 sixty61 3/5/2006 UNSUBSCRIBE (I wonder why?)
> #197 kindramacky68
> 3/5/2006 Promotes "I had a great time,"
then
> link to a website "Sex Partners
in
> Plano,, TX." Adult action cam.
> #196 kindramacky68
> 2/21/2006 "the place to go. Pick ups are
> welcome. Webcams...for a fee.
> #195 brendawarning996
> 2/5/2006 promotes 36 cent diamond mine
stock
> in CO. LEGALITY?
> #194 brendawarning996
> 1/24/2006 easy chatroom, her engagement,
> adult action cam
> #193 brendawarning996
> 1/22/2006 adult action cam
> #192 brendawarning996
> 1/21/2006 lookinhere adult action cam
> What's next? Sex toys? Bondage tools?
>
> I think we all must DEMAND that the moderator, within ten days,
get
> this cleaned up, and provisions for non re-occurence. STRICK
> ADHERENCE TO THE PUBLISHED MISSION STATEMENT! After ten days, we
have
> no other recourse, but to UNSUBSCRIBE in mass.
>
> Any thoughts?
>