--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rick, > > You want a great message board, but I'm finding your "support" of > trolls to be dangerously near to "enabling" slander -- not to mention > the attempts of trolls to emotionally abuse folks. Rick, how many > more folks will leave this place because you think trolls are cute and > "add to the mix?" Don't deny it. There's been many a mind here that > was just abused down to a nub, while you watched it. I'm almost ready > to leave, and Turq just said the same thing. TURQ DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT ME! > > I'm not a prude or some anal type trying to lay down some hardass > morality. It might be quite acceptable to have a sort of locker room > mentality here -- the put-downs could be a good natured but gentle > chiding, but these trolls here are out to piss folks off plain and > simple, and they take the meanest route possible every time. > > Rick, I know you have thought for hours and hours about this, but, I > ask you to look into your heart and to more deeply consider this > issue, because, in light of the fact that you are not controlling the > trolls, I think you are harming the community here. That said, I AM > ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT YOU WANT TO THIS BE A WONDERFUL FORUM OF DEBATE > AND SHARING. > > If you truly like the angst here, think deeper. > > And with Maharishi's death just around the corner, Fairfield Life may > become an incredibly important hub to find a leader, a flag, a notion, > something to rally around and have Fairfield -- the New Age City -- > really blossom. Now that would be a wonderful thing for the whole > community, right? But, with the trolls here, it just won't happen > with their typical vilifications. > > Good folk trying hard to make things better just won't put up with > abuse such as is daily seen here. > > Mr. Gorb....er, Rick tear down this wall! > > This wall of trolls that keeps the good folks who really would love a > dialog of import and a peaceful meeting place of quiet minds thinking > deeply about the potentials that Fairfield could finally achieve. > > I'm a romantic fool, go figure, but I have a dream of this place being > where free minds think aloud freely and yet no one is hating anyone > else's differences -- you know, what we all believed that TM would > automatically guarantee us. A place where silence is the worst put-down. > > Well, no luck so far, eh? > > So I say, Jai Guru Rick -- lead us to the community light. > > I'll be there for that vision. And here's the price I would pay for > it: I'll never use another swear word here, never take offense, never > abuse, never use, never lie, never insinuate, never bait, never troll. > > I'll be your number one disciple if you change this group into the > enlightened community that it truly can be. All the other cities that > could possibly fill this role, Ashland, OR for instance, can't hope to > beat Fairfield if Fairfield got rid of its only-TM-works prejudices. > > And, Rick, you don't have to do anything mean. > > All you have to do is say, "If someone is mean, out they go, and that > goes for Edg and everyone else. One strike, out you go." And, I say, > let all the trolls stay here and see if they can follow the plan of > being simply decent. If not, then they kick themselves out since > they'll know you mean what you say. Not your fault! > > And if you don't want to be a morality cop, let me do it. Who knows > immorality from the inside out like I do, eh? I tell ya, I'm psychic! > I can spot besmirching from fifty yards out! One strike and out. > > Give peace a chance. > > All in favor, say "aye." > > Edg
--Mommy! Mommy! the mean man who I trashed and threatened to sue his pants off for accusing me of lying keeps being mean to me! He just said - for everybody to see - that I'm 'insecure' and a 'nutjob'! Of course that was after I said some really mean things about Judy, ... but, but, ...she deserved it! I thought everything was OK when I trashed Nablussos. But now somebody is being mean to ME! Make the bad man go away Mommy ...please Mommy!-- My goodness. How embarrassing.
