But Richard, you have been vehemently defending secretive posting, and defending the practice by stating that that Rick and Curtice are resiting secrets.
What's up with that? What a tangle we weave with all these secrets. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "richardjwilliamstexas" <willytex@...> wrote: > > > > danfriedman: > > In reply to your first paragraph: You are not "seconding > > the motion", but rather introducing your own "motion", as > > your charactarization of my suggestion as "outing of people > > against their will" is incorrect... > > > You do know that Rick and Curtis and a few others > were leaders in the TM cult movement - I don't know > the exact hierarchy these folks claim, but at one time > it was apparently very influential, to hear them talk > about it. > > You need to be aware of the fact that for the most > part, we are dealing with TM Teachers on this forum, > Dan, and it is by their training to be very secretive > about all their activities that are TM-related. > > One of the moderators' brother is a TM Raja, but he > won't talk much about it or answer any questions about > what happened to all the money. Can you believe that? > > There are only a few rank-and-file TMers on this list. > But, apparently there are over a dozen or more simple > lurkers. Go figure. > > In fact, you could characterize this forum as a site > for TMO informants, who are supposed to be doing the > informing, with news about the comings-and-goings of > MMY, but he's dead, so in reality, most of the dialog > is just mostly speculation about what's going on with > the TM Movement, or what houses are for sale up in > Vedic City. > > It's been my experience that only insiders know what's > going on in the TMO - and none are respondents on this > forum. You're not going to get very much discussion > about the 'mechanics of consciousness' here, Dan, > except for maybe Lawson or Judy. > > > Your other 4 paragraphs devolve further. I interpret > > them to be support for your critisism of my suggestion, > > which you mischaracterized anyway (see above). > > > > > I just want to second the motion for more restrictions > > > on posters here and more outing of people against > > > their will. Our need to know who is posting is much > > > more important than their privacy. > > > > > > Also I would like to see a lot less of posters using > > > passive construction in their writing. We need MORE > > > action verbs, not less. Any chance you can include > > > that demand in your new rules? > > > > > > And (last thing) how about a total ban on anyone > > > referring to Guru Dev as "that homeless guy who hit > > > the lottery." It is offensive to dwelling impaired > > > Americans. > > > > > > Oh yeah (seriously, last thing) and I'm getting a > > > little sick of the phrase UFO when we know damn well > > > who these aliens are and where they are from. (I'm > > > talking to you El Salvador) > > > > > > Oops (I promise last last last) If you wouldn't mind, > > > I would like to see a shot of female posters in a wet > > > T-shirt. Not to be sexist but in the spirit of the > > > fullest possible dis-clothes-her. > > > >
