I personally find Dennis’ contributions to be thoughtful, articulate, well-supported and respectful. He spends a great deal of time on them, which I respect and appreciate. I enjoy reading his notes, and if I don’t wish to, I also simply move along.
His views are sometimes unpopular, but in many “conversations” he’s the only person pushing a counter-narrative. And a lot of times he’s correct. Candidly I’ve noticed this trend myself — those with a more conservative or fundamentally different view simply seem to disengage from this forum. In a town that purports to celebrate and cultivate diversity, it feels to me that we should be welcoming Dennis’ contributions. I hope he’ll reconsider his participation Seth Rosen > On Mar 31, 2022, at 6:27 PM, V Saleme <bmwkbi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Very well stated Richard. A slippery slope has been woven. > > Vic > >> On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 5:52 PM Richard Panetta <richardpane...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> Dennis, >> >> When I saw this email I was miffed as to why you would have been put on >> moderation as your posted are always well thought out, thorough (sometimes >> too thorough), always given links to your sources. I and many others have >> found you comments informative. There was maybe one instance when you and >> another former Selectman went back and forth similar to this yet neither of >> you were put on moderation >> >> There were many responses stating they enjoyed the back and forth. Neither >> one of you were rude or disrespectful of each other so who knows. >> >> It would be a shame to lose your posts on subjects and the time and care you >> put into topics you comment on. I hope you take some time and decide to >> comeback and offer your thoughts to important topics. >> >> >> I too have noticed that an opposing view gets treated differently so I can >> not blame you for feeling frustrated. Perhaps some management here have gone >> “nose deaf” to their friends and opinions they agree with. But as you said >> it is their sandbox and they may do as they wish. Hopefully you won’t mind >> jumping back in said sandbox and getting a little dirty again >> >> Best wishes >> >> Rich >> >> >>> On Mon, Mar 28, 2022 at 1:20 PM Dennis Liu <bigheadden...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Howdy, folks – this email is going out to Lincolntalk, but also to some >>> local friends (and the Lincolntalk moderators: Margit, Jena and Jonathan) >>> directly, since I have been put into the moderation queue so I am unsure if >>> anyone will see this. >>> >>> >>> >>> With the back-and-forth with Paul Shorb regarding the proposed new laws >>> affecting construction in Lincoln and climate change, I seem to have >>> violated one or more tenets of the Lincoln Talk rules and policies >>> (https://www.lincolntalk.org/rules-and-policies). >>> >>> >>> >>> I made my last post on the topic last night, only to discover that I had >>> been put into moderation without warning. (N.b., since I replied to Paul >>> directly, and he replied to the List this morning, you may have seen >>> indirectly my last post, since the moderators apparently only put me on >>> moderation and not him; if any of you is curious about how I left it, you >>> can read Paul’s message, or feel free to reach out to me and I will forward >>> it privately; Paul’s message in the archive is here: >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/2022-March/043133.html) >>> >>> >>> >>> For the avoidance of doubt: since, of course, Lincoln Talk is a private >>> (and free/not-for-profit) operation kindly maintained and paid for by the >>> moderators, they are entirely free to decide what and who gets circulated. >>> That’s their call, and I respect that. I suspect that my postings have >>> triggered a reaction among one or more folks (or directly among one or more >>> of the moderators), and I have been found in breach of those rules and >>> policies. >>> >>> >>> >>> Fair enough! I know that I am in the minority (or very small) minority on >>> a lot of these topics in Lincoln – that’s fine, I’ve been in the minority >>> pretty much my entire life living in New England, so I’m used to it, lol. >>> I do hope, however, that my writings have not been construed as personal >>> attacks, and instead considered an attempt to shed light and bring a >>> non-conforming, contrarian view to this town. >>> >>> >>> >>> But since this is not the first time, I shall be refraining from making any >>> more posts to Lincoln Talk. I don’t wish to waste my time writing stuff >>> up, and I certainly do not wish to cause offense among my neighbors. I’m >>> writing this note just so you all will know why you wouldn’t have heard >>> from me in the future. >>> >>> >>> >>> Onwards! >>> >>> >>> >>> Vty, >>> >>> >>> >>> --Dennis >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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