Perfectly said Seth! Kind Regards,
Scott Clary 617-968-5769 Sent from a mobile device - please excuse typos and errors On Fri, Apr 1, 2022, 9:02 AM Seth Rosen <rosen...@gmail.com> wrote: > Katy, I agree the moderators make the rules. They do this for free, so > it’s hard to get too pushy. But ultimately they do it because it’s a > community service, so they want it to add value. > > I wonder - is he really “dominating the discussion”? It’s email and it’s > asynchronous. At town meeting there’s a room full of people with limited > time and attention — this is not that. No one has to get drawn into the > debate if they don’t wish to. > What actually happens in my experience - having read his posts for many > years. Someone makes a statement or expresses support for a fairly popular > opinion. Sometimes it’s not very well supported or lacks substance. Lots > of people throw their support behind that statement, because it appeals to > the majority. Dennis comes in and provides a detailed thoughtful and > well-supported analysis of why he disagrees. > > When I see those long treatises I don’t feel annoyed that they’re too > long. I feel grateful that he took the time to propose a counter-narrative > and even more grateful that he did so knowing that it wasn’t popular. > > If we’re looking for neighbors to affirm neighbors, that’s what it’s > turning into. Candidly I’m encouraged that even the people who don’t agree > with Dennis at all are chiming in to support him. > > Free Dennis! :-) > > Seth > > On Apr 1, 2022, at 8:36 AM, Katherine Walker <kdwalker1...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > Dear Neighbors: > > I want to support the right of Lincoln talk to moderate the discussion on > its forum. They set ground rules that apply to all of us, including Dennis > Liu. That’s the way Civil society works. The moderator at Town Meeting has > the similar discretion to shut down individuals when they drone on so that > other voices can be heard. > > Unfortunately, I think Dennis’ long treatises on so many subjects have the > unintended consequence of suppressing dialogue. Who wants to get drawn > into his debates? > > If Dennis is willing to abide by LT guidelines and not try to dominate the > discussion, he should be allowed to do so — but only then. > > Katy Walker > > kdwalker1...@hotmail.com > 617-281-4890 (cell) > > > > > > On Apr 1, 2022, at 1:30 AM, lincoln-requ...@lincolntalk.org wrote: > > Send Lincoln mailing list submissions to > lincoln@lincolntalk.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > lincoln-requ...@lincolntalk.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > lincoln-ow...@lincolntalk.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Lincoln digest..." > Today's Topics: > > 1. Tonight at 7 PM: LPS performance of High School Musical, Jr. > (Jen Zeis) > 2. FREE Small Styrofoam Coolers (dilla tingley) > 3. For sale small wine and glass cabinet (aaron beck) > 4. FS for Lincoln METCO: David Reed signed numbered print $145 > (Joanna Owen Schmergel) > 5. bike tun- up (Colleen Katsuki) > 6. Re: FREE Small Styrofoam Coolers (Myvette Fernandez) > 7. FS Patagonia Nano Puff Jacket Size S (Margo Fisher-Martin) > 8. ISO/ apartment (Carol Ryan) > 9. Please reconsider (Richard Panetta) > 10. Re: Please reconsider (Barbara Low) > 11. Re: Please reconsider (V Saleme) > 12. Re: Please reconsider (Sara Mattes) > 13. Shout out to Dennis Liu (Joanna Owen Schmergel) > 14. Re: Please reconsider (Seth Rosen) > 15. Please reconsider (dgl...@aim.com) > 16. Re: Please reconsider (Daniela Caride) > 17. Re: Please reconsider (Pat Gray) > 18. Re: Please reconsider (Cathy O'Brien) > 19. Free: Rolling Work Table (Peter Ellis) > 20. LAWN MOWING (Edmund Stevens) > 21. Re: Please reconsider (Sasha Golden) > 22. Dennis needs to be heard (Susanna Joannidis) > 23. Re: Please reconsider (Bijoy Misra) > 24. Re: Please reconsider (Sonja Johansson) > 25. Moderator Response: Please Reconsider (John and Margit Griffith) > 26. Re: Please reconsider (melinda bruno-smith) > > *From: *Jen Zeis <jennifer.z...@gmail.com> > *Subject: **[LincolnTalk] Tonight at 7 PM: LPS performance of High School > Musical, Jr.* > *Date: *March 31, 2022 at 9:01:21 AM EDT > *To: *Lincoln Talk <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> > > > One show complete, two more to go! > > Don't miss tonight's performance of Disney's *High School Musical, Jr.* > Talented > and dedicated middle school students, faculty, and staff are excited to > perform an invigorating and joyful show. > > Shows in the Donaldson Auditorium: > Thursday, March 31 *(tonight!)*, 7 PM > Friday, April 1, 7 PM > > > *Tickets sold at the door 30 minutes before showtime. * > Adults $10 > Students/Seniors/LPS Employees $5 > Cash or check only; all proceeds go towards the show budget > > Running time is approximately one hour with no intermission. > > We're all in this together! Come and support the cast and crew of > *High School Musical, Jr.! * > > <image.png> > > > > > *From: *dilla tingley <dillating...@gmail.com> > *Subject: **[LincolnTalk] FREE Small Styrofoam Coolers* > *Date: *March 31, 2022 at 10:40:43 AM EDT > *To: *Lincoln Talks <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> > > > I have 6 small coolers measuring about 15" square. > Does anyone have a use for them? > Dilla > > > > *From: *aaron beck <aaronquinnb...@gmail.com> > *Subject: **[LincolnTalk] For sale small wine and glass cabinet* > *Date: *March 31, 2022 at 11:28:30 AM EDT > *To: *Lincoln Talk <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> > > > Will hold 24 bottles and a number of glasses. It’s made of wood. $20 and > it’s yours. > > Aaron > 571.332.3947 > > <image.jpg><image.jpg> > > Aaron > > > > > *From: *Joanna Owen Schmergel <owenjoa...@yahoo.com> > *Subject: **[LincolnTalk] FS for Lincoln METCO: David Reed signed > numbered print $145* > *Date: *March 31, 2022 at 2:12:37 PM EDT > *To: *Lincoln Talk <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> > > > For sale, with 100% of all proceeds going to the Lincoln METCO > Coordinating Committee, a 501(c)3 here in Lincoln: > > David Reed, 1989, stamped, signed, numbered print, 88/450 > > From our very first Back Bay donor! > > We believe the artist is from Ontario. > > Beautifully framed, matted and ready to hang > > 22.25” X 17.75” > > $145 > > <IMG_5787.JPG> > > <IMG_5788.JPG> > > <IMG_5789.JPG> > > <IMG_5790.JPG> > > Please see the link below for more photos: > > David Reed signed numbered stamped print - arts & crafts - by owner... > <https://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/art/d/lincoln-david-reed-signed-numbered/7465296451.html> > > > David Reed signed numbered stamped print - arts & crafts - by owner... > For sale, with 100% of all proceeds going to the Lincoln METCO > Coordinating Committee, a 501(c)3 here in Lincoln: David Reed, 1989, > stamped, signed, numbered print, 88/450 From our very first Back... > > <https://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/art/d/lincoln-david-reed-signed-numbered/7465296451.html> > > Please call Joanna Schmergel to purchase at 617-645-9059. Pickup at 18 > Cerulean Way. > > Serious inquiries only please. > > The Lincoln MCC’s ongoing estate sales fundraiser, Downsize for Diversity, > now Downsize for Diversity ART, has, since 2017, netted $135,351 towards > our original goal of $100k. This enables us to nourish a policy-governed > investment fund to help pay for Lincoln MCC school year activities in > perpetuity. > > All sales are final and all items are sold “As Is”. > > These items are cross-posted for sale on other sites. > > Downsize for Diversity ART!! > > Warmly, > > Joanna Schmergel > The Lincoln METCO Coordinating Committee > Downsize for Diversity ART (Anti-Racist Together)! > Lincoln Massachusetts Public Schools > 617-645-9059 > owenjoa...@yahoo.com > > Yes We CAN!! > > Check out our new book on Book Baby! > > It’s for anyone who wants a perfect blueprint for downsizing OR for > raising money for a not for profit! All funds go to Lincoln MCC! > > DOWNSIZE FOR DIVERSITY How We Raised $122,000 with a Pickup Truck and a > Little Help from Our Friends by Joanna Schmergel and Marika Hamilton > Link to buy: > > <https://store.bookbaby.com/book/downsize-for-diversity> > https://store.bookbaby.com/boo... > <https://store.bookbaby.com/book/downsize-for-diversity> > Lincoln MCC > > *Our Vision:* > > The MCC supports building a strong, anti-racist community in which > students and families with different life experiences feel a deep sense of > inclusion and belonging and recognize, accept, and celebrate each other's > differences. We also support the METCO program by activating caregivers to > help attain its goals and priorities. > > *Our Mission:* > > We will achieve our vision by: > > > - Creating opportunities for Lincoln resident and Boston resident > students and caregivers to build authentic and lasting relationships and > an equitable exchange of welcoming experiences in both Boston and Lincoln > (e.g., opportunities for social connection, after school programming for > children, summer camp) > - Supporting the school and community in its Anti-racism, Inclusion, > Diversity and Equity (AIDE) work (e.g., district NCBI training, > caregiver education) > - Advocating and supporting the METCO program at both a State and > Local level > - Organizing resources (funding, volunteers) in support of the METCO > team with their work > - Advocating for conditions that will promote a truly integrated > public school environment (e..g. inclusive curriculum, vision for > integration, etc.) > > > Learn about the Lincoln METCO Coordinating Committee here: > > https://lincolnmcc.wpcomstaging.com > > <IMG_5787.JPG><IMG_5788.JPG><IMG_5789.JPG><IMG_5790.JPG> > > > *From: *Colleen Katsuki <coll...@shadowtracks.org> > *Subject: **[LincolnTalk] bike tun- up* > *Date: *March 31, 2022 at 3:12:52 PM EDT > *To: *"lincoln@lincolntalk.org" <Lincoln@lincolntalk.org> > > > > I have a recumbent bike that needs a Spring tune up. Is there anybody here > in town who can help me with that? > > > > Colleen Katsuki > > > > > > *From: *Myvette Fernandez <myfernande...@gmail.com> > *Subject: **Re: [LincolnTalk] FREE Small Styrofoam Coolers* > *Date: *March 31, 2022 at 3:45:34 PM EDT > *To: *dilla tingley <dillating...@gmail.com> > *Cc: *Lincoln Talks <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> > > > Hello! > > Do you have any of the coolers left? > > Myvette Fernandez > > On Mar 31, 2022, at 10:41 AM, dilla tingley <dillating...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I have 6 small coolers measuring about 15" square. > Does anyone have a use for them? > Dilla > -- > 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. > > > > > > *From: *Margo Fisher-Martin <margo.fisher.mar...@gmail.com> > *Subject: **[LincolnTalk] FS Patagonia Nano Puff Jacket Size S* > *Date: *March 31, 2022 at 4:46:18 PM EDT > *To: *lincoln@lincolntalk.org > > > Hi, > >
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