Unless you're part of the in-crowd, it's a waste of time to post. Particularly if you intend to write something substantive or original or both. FFL thrives on insults and "me-too" idiocy.
I scan FFL every day, mainly to see the 0.1% of posts the headlines of which indicate some major news. I've been doing that for years. On the rare occasion that I post something, it is usually ignored, apparently because there's nothing in it that fuels a personal attack. This as an example of the normative forces of the world that seek equilibrium between the mundane and the sublime. It's why utopia or "islands of heaven on earth" are impossible to sustain even if they can be created. They cannot avoid intermixture with the dystopias that surround them, no matter how high their barriers to entry are built. FFL was a good idea, and like all good ideas it attracted much to itself, most of it at a lower level. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mar 17, 2007, at 9:26 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > > > Moderating a list, especially one this large would not be fun. In > > fact > > it would be a PITA. I know, I moderate a list. > > > Don't be fooled by the membership size: most people do not post, > there is only a small segment that would need moderating. > > I'm left wondering if the huge segment of lurkers are simply AFRAID > to post (granted in most lists, only a minority post, but still,it > seems there should be more). Posting here is kinda like going > shopping in downtown Fallujah, you never know what might hit you. In > a day where employers check you internet presence as part of your pre- > interview background check, a place like this is truly dangerous. > > FairfieldLife = Digital Fullajah-Life ? >
