Ok I hear ya, we always have options and we should all maybe start a mopo pact
that all off topic replies should be to the original sender only (if at all) or
just totally ignore snide remarks and the baited content and rise above it and
be the better man.
Would be a shame to stop off topic completely if it is pee'ing people off
Just a suggestion. Not trying to win any friends or change the world but I
reckon it could work.
As a long time member of mopo I do respect it and it's members and want to see
it work and see the genuine good eggs happy.
Regards
Andy
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On 2010-03-23 21:31:33 +0000 James Richard <jrl...@mediabearonline.com> 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
> 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
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>
>
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