Oh well.. it looks like 360 of the 368 current members will soon be
scrubbed from the mopo membership rolls..
have fun the 8 of you that are left
At 02:24 PM 3/23/2010, James Richard wrote:
Andy,
Yeah, it's nice to be easy going about the on-topic rule -- the
problem is it doesn't stop with the "occasional" off-topic message.
First, the message will often stand a thread of off-topic replies.
Worse, somebody on sees an off-topic thread thread going on and so
decides, since they have nothing to write on-topic at the moment, to
toss out another "interesting" off-topic tidbit... thats starts
another thread, etc. At some point somebody makes a crack about
somebody else in one of the 3 or 4 or 10 off-topic threads going on
and a feud breaks out...
...the next thing you know, I've got 50 emails a day coming into my
inbox from MOPO which have nothing to do with posters, films,
collecting or auctioning them.
Already your art-from-grain-of-sand post has spawned 3 off-topic
replies in the first 38 minutes.
I am reminding everybody that it is rule of this list and that
everybody needs get back on topic and stay that way -- at least for
while since the off-topic stuff has got so far out of hand of late.
Too many people are considering leaving MOPO because of all the
static, myself among them.
Look, there are literally a *billion* other places on the internet
to discuss Dinosaur Dung and all these other supposedly fascinating
things floating around on the internet -- but MOPO ain't supposed to
be one of them. The list owner, Scott Burns, has been very clear
about this over the years. Once again, from the end of section 1.2
of his MopoFAQ on <http://www.Filmfan.com:>www.Filmfan.com:
"There are 2 VERY important rules concerning posts made to the MoPo List:
1) Personal attacks of any kind will not be tolerated. This
includes name-calling, innuendo, insults or gossip.
2) Off-topic posts are not permitted. There are ample places on the
Internet to discuss politics, religion, sex or any other issue.
Posts to MoPo should be related to movies, movie memorabilia, and
the people who collect it.
Persons who disregard these rules will be removed from list
membership immediately and without notice. However on the first
infraction, individuals will be permitted to resubscribe if they
wish to rejoin the group and agree to abide by the posting rules.
Upon a second infraction, removal from the list membership will be
permanent. Determination of a rule violation and subsequent removal
from the mailing list is the sole responsibility of the MoPo List Owner."
-- JR
Andy Neal wrote:
Agreed! JR does raise some very good points which I will certainly
take onboard.
I do think we should have some off topic conversations though if it
doesn't involve bickering, for example...
Check out this
<http://www.movieposterforum.com/index.php?/topic/31809-watch-made-from-dinosaur-dung/>Watch
made from Dinosaur Dung
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