I was put on moderation. I have no idea why. It doesn't seem like there's any way to be let out of purgatory.
On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 6:20 PM Barbara Low <barbara_...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I, too, did not see anything objectionable about what Dennis wrote. When I > got tired of the discussion, the delete button works just fine. There are > lots of posts that don't interest me, and I delete them. But the discussion > back and forth on the housing and climate issues are of interest to much of > the population. I could understand perhaps asking the participants to take > it off line since it did go on for quite a while, but don't understand why > Dennis, alone, should be punished. > > Just my 2 cents. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Lincoln <lincoln-boun...@lincolntalk.org> on behalf of Richard > Panetta <richardpane...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, March 31, 2022 5:52 PM > *To:* bigheadden...@gmail.com <bigheadden...@gmail.com> > *Cc:* lincoln@lincolntalk.org <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> > *Subject:* [LincolnTalk] Please reconsider > > 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. > > -- Sasha Golden
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