--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" <steve.sun...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ShempMcGurk" <shempmcgurk@> wrote: > > > > I'll bet what happened is that he didn't realize that > > his name spelled two different ways (including > > capitalized and not-capitalized letters) show up on > > the Post count and that he therefore didn't include > > the totals for him from the different listings...and > > thought he was okay. > > I'm pretty sure Alex has pointed that out to him on a > couple of occasions. *FLASH* He just sent me an e-mail > saying that he has a lot going on in personal life, > and that he wasn't paying close enough attention. > Said he was sorry that he over posted. So that was > nice of him to address the issue.
I am tempted to suggest a special exemption to the FFL Posting Limits. Once every six months -- but *only* once -- any FFL poster is allowed to write to the Moderators and request a Get Out Of Jail Free Card. This enables the cardholder to special "I've got a lot going on in my life right now and I really *need* to rant" privileges. During the week-long period covered by the Get Out Of Jail Free Card, the requestor hath the right to post as much as he or she pleaseth for that whole week. Ranteth thou to high heaven. I would even volunteer to keep track of those requesting and receiving such exceptions, so that no extra work would fall on the already-stooped shoulders of our Moderators. I would do this out of a sense of selfless service, and out of sheer curiosity as to who might apply. The only thing I'd ask in return is that this exception abide by a set of rules such as the following: * A Get Out Of Jail Free Card can only be requested in advance. No one can go over the normal posting limit and then ask for one retroactively. * Use it or lose it. If you don't take advantage of your Get Out Of Jail Free week during the first six-month period, you don't get two weeks during the next six-month period. * A Get Out Of Jail Free Card can only be requested early on in any "I've got a lot going on in my life right now and I really *need* to rant" period. That is, the requestor needs to realize their need to rant before, say, the 30th post of the week, not at the 49th. My theory is that this rule will encourage greater awareness of one's current mindstate.
