Hi Tommy, The List is the other blog spot I was referring to.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Paul what is the "other" blog spot. Are you referng to "the list" > for the glbt (hope I left no one out) community? > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Vail" <vailpj@> wrote: > > > > The "other" blog spot accomplishes its objective much better than > > this one although it is far from perfect. There are a few > important > > differences. > > > > The other site has a moderator. Those who continually cross the > line > > are admonished. If they don't listen, they are ejected from the > > site. Push polls set up by a moderator might be a fair way for > the > > group to determine whether or not to get rid of a nuisance > poster. > > Moderators can rotate and be elected by the group through push > polls. > > > > All postings on the other blog spot are required to include the > name > > and address of the poster. This fosters community spirit and > helps > > elevate the tone of the postings. > > > > Limiting the number of postings to three or four per day per > poster > > might also help cut down the endless back and forth that some > members > > engage in. > > > > I like this list in particular because people are not afraid to > voice > > opinions. The posters on this list really care about the issues > > affecting Asbury Park. While there is no need to throw the baby > out > > with the bathwater, some ground rules would go a long way towards > > encouraging civility and some much needed self restraint. > > > > Paul Vail > > 511 Second Ave > > > > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Traderdube <traderdube@> wrote: > > > > > > There are a couple ways to read the yahoo asbury group. One is > > > individual emails, the other is in digest form which means a > number > > of > > > posts are combined into one long email. > > > You can also go to the web page and read all the posts there. I > > choose, > > > as do many others, digest mode. > > > In the last digest I received 8, almost half the posts, were > from > > one > > > person. On many boards and internet groups, that is called spam > and > > the > > > person would get kicked off the board. > > > In fact, of those 8 posts, most were either one line answers or > > blank > > > repostings of a previous post. > > > Combine that with the incessant flame wars that a few people > seem > > to > > > constantly engage in and the waste of bandwidth reaches epic > > proportions. > > > Flame wars are arguments, usually personal, between a couple of > > people. > > > It is very easy to reply directly to a person and take care of > > your > > > issues with that person, just between the two of you. > > > Just for kicks, here are a set of "rules" on another group I > belong > > to. > > > I didn't write them, I try to abide by them. This is a music > > specific > > > site, so there is a a difference in topic, but it might help our > > discourse. > > > The founders of the asbury yahoo group have signed off the list > and > > > therefore, no one is in control of this group. Anyone who wants > to > > can > > > type anything they want, as long as the content doesn't violate > the > > > yahoo terms of service, nothing will happen. All that means is > > that we > > > have to police ourselves, show a little common courtesy and > respect > > to > > > one another and contribute to the various interesting asbury > > centric > > > discussions. By doing so, maybe all the lurkers out there will > jump > > in > > > as well. > > > > > > * Some general guidelines > > > <http://oink.cd/redir.php? > > url=http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting.php>. > > > * Don't use all capital letters, excessive !!! (exclamation > > marks) > > > or ??? (question marks), it seems like you're shouting! > > > * No lame referral schemes. This includes freeipods.com, > > > freepsps.com, or any other similar scheme in which the > poster > > gets > > > personal gain from users clicking a link. > > > * No asking for money for any reason whatsoever. We don't > know > > or > > > care about your friend who lost everything, or dying > relative > > who > > > wants to enjoy their last few moments alive by being given > > lots of > > > money. > > > * No posting music requests in forums, there's a request > link > > on the > > > top bar, please use that instead. > > > * No flaming, be pleasant and polite. Don't use offensive > > language, > > > and don't be confrontational for the sake of confrontation. > > > * Don't point out or attack other members' share ratios. A > > higher > > > ratio does not make you better than someone else. > > > * > > > * > > > * Use descriptive and specific subject lines. This helps > others > > > decide whether your particular words of wisdom relate to a > > topic > > > they care about. > > > * Try not to post comments that don't add anything to the > > > discussion. When you're just cruising through a thread in a > > > leisurely manner, it's not too annoying to read through a > lot > > of > > > "hear, hear"'s and "I agree"'s. But if you're actually > trying > > to > > > find information, it's a pain in the neck. So save those > one- > > word > > > responses for threads that have degenerated to the point > where > > > none but true aficionados are following them any more. > > > Or short: NO spamming > > > * Refrain from quoting excessively. When quoting someone, > use > > only > > > the portion of the quote that is absolutely necessary. > > > * No posting of requests for serials or cracks. No links to > > warez or > > > crack sites in the forums. > > > * Please refrain from starting political or religious > > discussions. > > > These types of discussions lead to arguments and flaming > > users, > > > something that will not be tolerated. This is a filesharing > > > community in which we share music and apps. > > > * Don't waste other people's bandwidth by posting images of > a > > large > > > file size. > > > * Be patient with newcomers. Once you have become an > expert, > > it is > > > easy to forget that you started out as a newbie too. > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! 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