I may be on moderation, this may be blocked. I am told that Lincoln Talk is a private list and we participate as a courtesy. So as a forum, it carries its own selective bias. In a sense, we don't participate in the overhead and have limited freedom to express. It is gratifying that Dennis story has leaked.
On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 8:50 PM Sasha Golden <sashagol...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was put on moderation. I have no idea why. It doesn't seem like there's > any way to be let out of purgatory. > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 6:20 PM Barbara Low <barbara_...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >> I, too, did not see anything objectionable about what Dennis wrote. When >> I got tired of the discussion, the delete button works just fine. There are >> lots of posts that don't interest me, and I delete them. But the discussion >> back and forth on the housing and climate issues are of interest to much of >> the population. I could understand perhaps asking the participants to take >> it off line since it did go on for quite a while, but don't understand why >> Dennis, alone, should be punished. >> >> Just my 2 cents. >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Lincoln <lincoln-boun...@lincolntalk.org> on behalf of Richard >> Panetta <richardpane...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Thursday, March 31, 2022 5:52 PM >> *To:* bigheadden...@gmail.com <bigheadden...@gmail.com> >> *Cc:* lincoln@lincolntalk.org <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> >> *Subject:* [LincolnTalk] Please reconsider >> >> Dennis, >> >> When I saw this email I was miffed as to why you would have been put on >> moderation as your posted are always well thought out, thorough (sometimes >> too thorough), always given links to your sources. I and many others have >> found you comments informative. There was maybe one instance when you and >> another former Selectman went back and forth similar to this yet neither of >> you were put on moderation >> >> There were many responses stating they enjoyed the back and forth. >> Neither one of you were rude or disrespectful of each other so who knows. >> >> It would be a shame to lose your posts on subjects and the time and care >> you put into topics you comment on. I hope you take some time and decide to >> comeback and offer your thoughts to important topics. >> >> >> I too have noticed that an opposing view gets treated differently so I >> can not blame you for feeling frustrated. Perhaps some management here have >> gone “nose deaf” to their friends and opinions they agree with. But as you >> said it is their sandbox and they may do as they wish. Hopefully you won’t >> mind jumping back in said sandbox and getting a little dirty again >> >> Best wishes >> >> Rich >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 28, 2022 at 1:20 PM Dennis Liu <bigheadden...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Howdy, folks – this email is going out to Lincolntalk, but also to some >> local friends (and the Lincolntalk moderators: Margit, Jena and Jonathan) >> directly, since I have been put into the moderation queue so I am unsure if >> anyone will see this. >> >> >> >> With the back-and-forth with Paul Shorb regarding the proposed new laws >> affecting construction in Lincoln and climate change, I seem to have >> violated one or more tenets of the Lincoln Talk rules and policies ( >> https://www.lincolntalk.org/rules-and-policies). >> >> >> >> I made my last post on the topic last night, only to discover that I had >> been put into moderation without warning. (N.b., since I replied to Paul >> directly, and he replied to the List this morning, you may have seen >> indirectly my last post, since the moderators apparently only put me on >> moderation and not him; if any of you is curious about how I left it, you >> can read Paul’s message, or feel free to reach out to me and I will forward >> it privately; Paul’s message in the archive is here: >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/2022-March/043133.html >> ) >> >> >> >> For the avoidance of doubt: since, of course, Lincoln Talk is a private >> (and free/not-for-profit) operation kindly maintained and paid for by the >> moderators, they are entirely free to decide what and who gets circulated. >> That’s their call, and I respect that. I suspect that my postings have >> triggered a reaction among one or more folks (or directly among one or more >> of the moderators), and I have been found in breach of those rules and >> policies. >> >> >> >> Fair enough! I know that I am in the minority (or very small) minority >> on a lot of these topics in Lincoln – that’s fine, I’ve been in the >> minority pretty much my entire life living in New England, so I’m used to >> it, lol. I do hope, however, that my writings have not been construed as >> personal attacks, and instead considered an attempt to shed light and bring >> a non-conforming, contrarian view to this town. >> >> >> >> But since this is not the first time, I shall be refraining from making >> any more posts to Lincoln Talk. I don’t wish to waste my time writing >> stuff up, and I certainly do not wish to cause offense among my neighbors. >> I’m writing this note just so you all will know why you wouldn’t have heard >> from me in the future. >> >> >> >> Onwards! >> >> >> >> Vty, >> >> >> >> --Dennis >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> > > -- > Sasha Golden > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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