Correct you are Ed. Bill will need to pay a visit to the moderator dungeon. You know that place where the NYCRR is the number one road!
from my iPhone On Nov 2, 2012, at 2:11 PM, "Ed" <[email protected]> wrote: > I thought personal attacks were against the rules and were cause for > moderation. Ed L. > > --- In [email protected], "Bill Lane" <bill@...> wrote: > > > > Dave, > > > > > > > > It is ignorant posts like yours that really annoy me. You can easily tell > > the level of complete annoyance by the length of the following. We are > > taking OUR time to clean up a bit and reset out priorities and this is what > > we get. YOU have not spent 1 second of your life in managing this group. > > Pieter & I have spent LOTS of time. It is time you don't see with us > > replying to members direct emails about their complaints. It is time taken > > away from me that I could be modeling or doing anything else really. > > > > > > > > People like YOU do not volunteer because it requires WORK. Why bother > > volunteering because you "have other people to do that" whether you like how > > it is done or not. I have heard it said that in volunteer organizations 5% > > of the people do 95% of the work. In the case here it is about .75% manage > > the group. While by far NOT a slight at Pieter, because I am home most of > > the time I do most of what needs to get done. That is why I was so glad Jeff > > volunteered to help out. > > > > > > > > It also is **extremely** annoying to have "helpful" suggestions sent which > > really mean full list moderation without ANY offer to help in the approval > > process. There was over 1300 posts last month alone. Why should I sift > > though and approve that "hot mess"? That is over 40 posts a day. I don't > > work for you! It is not a paying job! I forever will believe in self > > moderation by a group of 50+ year old allegedly mature men (mostly) that > > know the rules and what the content is supposed to be! > > > > > > > > So Dave - this part is JUST FOR YOU. I have tried finesse with moderate > > success. Here comes the baseball bat with your name on it. Maybe you will > > get IT now. You are on this list frequently posting whatever. But I don't > > recall when you have possibly ever or recently posted an S Scale "look what > > I just finished". If I am wrong - so sorry. While posting your finished > > models is by far not a requirement for list membership it would be nice to > > see that you "work where you live" because you are so actively posting, and > > antagonistic. ***Yes - you are about to become the first S Scale list poster > > child.*** You want tons of emails freely sent without any moderation > > whatsoever but your membership was set to NO EMAIL just in case you did not > > want to read the babble you helped create. So you don't eat what you want > > cooked. I have just changed your membership to "cannot post". Email me > > directly that you have accomplished some form of real S Scale modeling in > > the next week. Take a photo of a PRS kit not assembled sitting on a > > newspaper showing the date and again in the same way when it is completed. I > > promise I will switch you back - business as usual. If you cannot or do not > > want to do that - Buh Bye. I will give you more time to do real S Scale > > modeling by not posting here. > > > > > > > > For all here - you want clean up - you got it. But more "no posts" changes > > can be done. Now with some help there is a new Sherriff in this small town. > > > > > > > > **NOTE THIS*** If you post something and don't see it in a day or so you can > > now assume the possibility that you are on moderation and it has been > > deleted without notice. I cannot ask Jeff to **reply to everyone** and > > explain why their post cannot be released. Clean up your content - don't get > > put on moderation - and your posts will fly freely as usual. > > > > > > > > > > > > My new S Modeling content. > > > > > > > > I spent some of yesterday designing 2 new parts for my PRSL AS16. Because > > they are so very custom to a specific locomotive I am going in a different > > direction for the first time. Previously all RP parts I have made for master > > patterns were for master casting purposes. Because my AS16 is mixed > > materials there is not advantage to getting them cast in brass. So for the > > first time I am using the real RP parts on a model. I have been assured they > > are suitable for painting and use like a regular plastic part. > > > > > > > > My PRSL AS16 6015 has split vertical headlights. (See photo) BTS has a > > wonderful casting (Alco back up light I think) for this that worked > > perfectly but that whole area is then covered by an overall lens. I did not > > have a suitable bezel or headlight ring for that. I am waiting for some LEDs > > for the headlight from Richmond Controls. I tried some really small Richmond > > LEDs for the class lights but they are still too big so I am unfortunately > > keeping the 1.5v bulbs. More to come when I get them installed. > > > > > > > > Thank You, > > Bill Lane > > > > Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 > > > > See my finished models at: > > <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com > > Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! > > > > > > > > See my layout progess at: > > > > <http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm> > > http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm > > > > Custom Train Parts Design > > <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> > > http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm > > > > PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded > > (Trading is MUCH preferred) > > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> > > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls > > > > ***Join the PRR T&HS*** > > The other members are not ALL like me! > > <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com > > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> > > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf > > > > Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society > > It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com > > Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL > > > >
