--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > Rick, > > > > You're always posting stuff from "outside" posters, so why do > > you get that right and not me? > > Because he's the moderator and you're just a pissant > with a grudge against me trying to assist another > pissant with a grudge against me in your mutual > quest to trash me and other people you don't like. > > And everyone here knows it, no matter how much you > posture otherwise. > > < snipping the rest of Edg's self-serving bullshit > > > Here's the real issue. And since Rick says I'm already > at 35 even though my hand-count says otherwise, even > counting the one I offered to Judy, I'm going to "go > over" by one post to make the point that Edg is trying > to obscure. Because *I* respect the limit, unlike these > two assholes, I'll take it off of my next week's tally. > > The 35-post-per-week limit was put in place for a > REASON. That reason is that several people were > completely out of control and using their ability > to post as much as they wanted to drown out other > posters and thus drown out ideas they disagreed with. > Think back to one year ago, October, 2006. During > that month: > > * shempmcgurk made 541 posts -- that was 11.6% of the > total FFL posts for that month, an average of 129/week > > * sparaig made 533 posts -- that was (11.4% of the > total FFL posts for the month, an average of 123/week > > * authfriend (Judy) made 482 posts -- that was 10.3% > of total FFL posts for the month, an average of 111/week >
FFL was Hell in Oct. '06 - the 35-post limit brought sanity. Please maintain the 35 post per week limit. -Mainstream > Almost everyone else back then was writing pretty much > the same number of posts they are today; that is, they > had the self control to say only what needed to be said. > Only a few posted more, and none of them at even anything > *near* what the three people above were posting. > > It seems clear that at least one of the posters above > still feels that she "deserves" to post more, and is > willing to do whatever she needs to do to post as much > as she bloody well pleases. It also seems clear that > she has an ally who is willing to help her try to bring > back the Bad Old Days of FFL, as long as she uses a few > of her "extra posts" to trash the guy Edg has developed > an obsession against that is almost as insane as hers. > > There was a *reason* for the posting limits. There still > is. I personally think that the Bad Old Days are well > worth keeping in mind. > > There is only one bottom line here. Some people feel > that they are "better" or "more privileged" than others, > and get to do what the fuck they want, no matter who > else disagrees. Edg makes a big show of "cleaning up > the flaming," and then turns into the biggest, most > out-of-control flamer ever. Judy pretends to lose track > of how many posts she's made *every fucking week* in > an attempt to push the envelope and post more than > anyone else. > > As I said back then, in the Bad Old Days, "Those with > the least to say seem to feel that they need the most > posts in which to say it." > > I say it still. > > Don't let the pissants ruin your forum again, Rick, > now that it's finally under a modicum of control. >
