Other groups and forums have tight controls, because the trolls and spammers WILL ruin every one of them if given a chance. --- curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "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. > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=graduation+gifts&cs=bz
