"If someone is mean, out they go, and that goes for Edg and everyone else. One strike, out you go."
If I wanted this kind of judgment on my expression I would have stayed in the movement. Does the term "Age of Enlightenment News" mean anything to you? Once trollish behavior has been identified, anyone responding is doing it by choice. Some are obviously nuts or on the outer edges of odd. Some are entertaining if you don't take it personally. Limiting content freedom is a dark path. If you just control what you read, ignore posts that don't interest you and pay attention to what you like, no one will have to kick people off because you don't want to read their stuff. Self control, not group control. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Still working here Edg. But I'll ponder this tonight and get back to you. > > > > ---- > > Rick Archer > SearchSummit > 1108 South B Street > Fairfield, IA 52556 > Phone: (641) 472-9336 > Fax: (914) 470-9336 > http:HYPERLINK "http://searchsummit.com"//searchsummit.com > HYPERLINK > "http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Duveyoung > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 3:48 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] What Fairfield and Fairfield Life Could Become > > > > 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 > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.10/976 - Release Date: 8/27/2007 > 6:20 PM > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.10/976 - Release Date: 8/27/2007 > 6:20 PM >
