[Vo]:VORTEX RULES

[William Beaty]

On Mon, 23 Jan 2012, Shaun Taylor wrote:


Oh so now Vortex is only a PRO Rossi discussion group?


Yes.   Exactly.

Now you're getting it.

What part of BIG NASTY NEST OF 'TRUE BELIEVERS' didn't you understand?

You apparently haven't read the forum rules.

Is there ANY reason I shouldn't ban you and several other obvious and 
flagrant Skeptics for repeated violation of #2?  As stated, you should 
have left in disgust long ago.


Vortex-L is a believers forum, a tilted playing field, always has been,
and avowed skeptics are only tolerated.

To all users:  Is your mind open?  No?  Then unsubscribe immediately, you 
should not be here.  If you do not, I'll be going through the list and 
banning many users.





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Re: [Vo]:VORTEX RULES

[Michele Comitini]

William,


Is it possible, in the smartlist software, to put a footer on each
message, containing pointers to the discussion rules and instructions
on how to leave?  That will help those not taking time to read before
writing on how to leave this mailing list, without wasting others'
time.

Why not enforcing rule #1?  I.e. if one individual posts more than n
times a day and did not contribute with subscription quotes, that same
individual will be forced to the exit.

Tnx

mic


2012/1/23 William Beaty bi...@eskimo.com:
 On Mon, 23 Jan 2012, Shaun Taylor wrote:

 Oh so now Vortex is only a PRO Rossi discussion group?


 Yes.   Exactly.

 Now you're getting it.

 What part of BIG NASTY NEST OF 'TRUE BELIEVERS' didn't you understand?

 You apparently haven't read the forum rules.

 Is there ANY reason I shouldn't ban you and several other obvious and
 flagrant Skeptics for repeated violation of #2?  As stated, you should have
 left in disgust long ago.

 Vortex-L is a believers forum, a tilted playing field, always has been,
 and avowed skeptics are only tolerated.

 To all users:  Is your mind open?  No?  Then unsubscribe immediately, you
 should not be here.  If you do not, I'll be going through the list and
 banning many users.




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 William J. Beaty                            SCIENCE HOBBYIST website
 billb at amasci com                         http://amasci.com
 EE/programmer/sci-exhibits   amateur science, hobby projects, sci fair
 Seattle, WA  206-762-3818    unusual phenomena, tesla coils, weird sci

[Vo]:vortex rules

[Horace Heffner]

Vortex-L Rules:

  1. $10/yr donation
  2. NO SNEERING
  3. KEEP MESSAGES UNDER 40K
  4. DON'T QUOTE ENTIRE MESSAGES NEEDLESSLY
  5. DON'T CC OTHER LIST SERVERS
  6. NO SPAMMING

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   banned. Pathological Skepticism is banned (see the link.)  The  
tone

   here should be one of legitimate disagreement and respectful debate.
   Vortex-L is a big nasty nest of 'true believers' (hopefully  
having some

   tendency to avoid self-deception,) and skeptics may as well leave in
   disgust.  But if your mind is open and you wish to test crazy  
claims

   rather than ridiculing them or explaining them away, hop on  board!
MORE (please read.)

   (For a good analysis of the negative aspects of skepticism, see
   ZEN AND THE ART OF DEBUNKERY at http://amasci.com/pathskep.html)

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doing
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users

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SOMETHING,

   the more the better.

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junkmail

   will be referred to the Internet Vigilante Justice team.  ;)
   Occasional on-topic advertising by long-time vortex-L users is  
acceptable.


   - Bill B.

Best regards,

Horace Heffner
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/