Walter, Thanks for your response and attempt to assist. Apparently my first sentence distracted you unintentionally. I guess I started off with inadequate, too...
Michael Lee, Agree with your sentiments. Also have long made plans and soon will be moving myself to an area in the mountains near Tennessee. Cheers, Mike9 ......
Nathan, After reviewing your posts again, and reading a bunch of your SOLO material, I have to confess that I'm finding your overall attitude towards...
... <reason.on@g...> wrote: RCR: Did you actually address one issue in this rather long reply? Reading ahead, I seriously doubt it. ... But did you present...
... For sure. Maybe it's just my imagination, but am I sensing a little friction between me and RCR? Speaking of friction, how did your confrontation with the ...
I see from your response Nathan, that not only are you habitually rude, but you also appear to be suffering from either delusions or blindness. I hope someday...
Hi List, I've got a question for you. Recently, a long standing fully moderated list community called "OWL" closed down, and its demise has given me cause to...
... attributed ... To repeat, I AM NOT THE ISSUE. Nor is the spirited discussion encouraged on SOLO, where part of the official credo is 'First kick ass, then...
... It feels like a little love has left the room, yes... :) ... As far as I know, he has yet to answer my questions, which I put to him privately, then...
... Would it be prudent to separate moderation from debate, when a moderator is debating another member? Would it be more appropriate for another moderator to...
... OK, I'm done pondering. Fuck moderation. When the occasional nutter crash lands, it seems to be getting dealt with under the current arrangement. The only...
... Has it occurred to you that most lists become moribund precisely BECAUSE they are heavily moderated? ... Translated: Nathan Hawking presents a link to...
I guess what I'm unclear about at this point is what kind of content would be considered unacceptable. I mean, obviously posts that are offensive or whatever...
... Oh, I completely agree. I'm just trying to establish to what degree folks are married to the unmoderated format. I don't have a clear set of rules in mind...
... LOL. Along with Elvis. ... LOL It's like a little surprise in your SOLOmailbox every morning. ... Their article queue is a bit long now, I'm told. I...
... What do you think? ... That this whole thing is a tempest in a teapot. A non-issue. And it's true: moderated lists go into extended states of rigor. Leave...
... In the case of OWL, "modertation" had nothing *at all* to do with its closing. I'm afraid you don't have the slightest clue what you are talking about. ...
... Did anyone bother asking The Big Kahuna? I can't help thinking that would be a good idea, since this place has his name on it. For the record, I don't...
I've been way too busy to try to follow the discussion between RCR and Nathan Hawking. However, RCR's "Important Question" post caught my eye. I have my...
... OWL didn't. (As I said, I don't think that the OWL format would work here; but the reason OWL is closing isn't because it went into "rigor." The format...
... You are right, on both counts, and for the reasons stated. I remember. Of course, there were some real prissy moments on OWL. I generally stayed away from...
... I'll take your word for that, Ellen. I went to a web page for OWL, though, and read the rather long list of rules. The one-post-daily rule was enough to...
... That rule irritated a number of people. ... Depends what you mean by "over-controlled." Opinions differed. The list wasn't to everyone's taste as a place...
RCR: I wasn't going to respond to this post, but I've changed my mind. ... OK ... The effort was wasted because the effort consisted of two massive polemics...
... Nathan nailed you good on that last one. I think he should make a children's book out of it: "Well," said Nathan, "I know there's an actual argument in...
... I don't know how you do it. I'm pleased to inform you that I have located my highly off-putting at- titude, my highly suspect ideas, and my patronizing ...
In a message dated 1/06/05 14:38:55 US Mountain Standard Time, nathanhawking@... writes: I went to a web page for OWL, though, and read the rather long...
In a message dated 1/06/05 13:50:08 US Mountain Standard Time, ... Did anyone bother asking The Big Kahuna? I can't help thinking that would be a good idea,...
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