Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-16 Thread Kara Savvas
- From: Charles Goldsmith To: Kara Savvas Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 3:25:54 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex I hate to see you go, when I get fed up around here, I just quit reading for a while :) I filter these emails into their own folder, so read when I want to, out of sig

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-16 Thread Charles Goldsmith
I hate to see you go, when I get fed up around here, I just quit reading for a while :) I filter these emails into their own folder, so read when I want to, out of sight, out of mind otherwise. texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com and ot-unsubscr...@texascavers.com Good luck and come back soo

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-16 Thread Kara Savvas
me all that terribly anyway :-) life goes on Kara - Original Message From: Charles Goldsmith To: Fritz Holt Cc: "Texascavers@texascavers.com" Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:25:25 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex Constructive criticism is needed, how you p

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-16 Thread Charles Goldsmith
Thank you for the support Charles On 1/16/08, Geary Schindel wrote: > Charles, > > I wanted to say thank you for all your hard work on the Texas Cavers > list server. I know that most of this work is behind the scenes and > commonly goes unrecognized and unappreciated. However, Texascavers > pr

RE: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-16 Thread Geary Schindel
Charles, I wanted to say thank you for all your hard work on the Texas Cavers list server. I know that most of this work is behind the scenes and commonly goes unrecognized and unappreciated. However, Texascavers provides an important service to Texas cavers by acting as a forum to discuss issue

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-16 Thread Charles Goldsmith
If they can't take the heat, they should get out of the kitchen! Take that statement, apply the delete key and move on. Most people don't seem to get that, so if this solution works, great. I'm glad George suggested it again, last time I offered to do it, no one spoke up in favor. On 1/16/08, D

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-16 Thread Don Cooper
Let's just give it some time and see. So far I really like it. This said - I use GMAIL only for cavetex and now ot-cavetex. This makes it just about perfect. I have to say I feel a little victorious in this. There were people who got pissed off in a major way because I foolishly weighed in on my

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-16 Thread Charles Goldsmith
z Holt > Cc: Texascavers@texascavers.com > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex > > Constructive criticism is needed, how you present that can go a long > ways towards how it will be received. I don't know how Texas Cavers > are perceived, I've always lived here a

RE: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-16 Thread Fritz Holt
Charles, Thanks for the thankless job that you do. Fritz -Original Message- From: Charles Goldsmith [mailto:wo...@justfamily.org] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:25 PM To: Fritz Holt Cc: Texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex Constructive criticism

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-16 Thread Charles Goldsmith
Constructive criticism is needed, how you present that can go a long ways towards how it will be received. I don't know how Texas Cavers are perceived, I've always lived here and been around us, but I've never heard bad things from other groups. Are we a bit on the wild side, well yeah, but most

RE: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-16 Thread Fritz Holt
: wesley s; Texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex Like almost all aspects of this entire group you have the ones who work and the ones who complain about the way the job is done. I have a delete button just like everyone else and I use it quite a bit. Just how m

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread bcow911
Like almost all aspects of this entire group you have the ones who work and the ones who complain about the way the job is done. I have a delete button just like everyone else and I use it quite a bit. Just how many people subscribe to cavetex??? How many people write stuff on cavetex (not that

Re: Fwd: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Charles Goldsmith
d are again. Strange I know, we are both too hard headed to live > > with each other, but make great friends. > > > > Say howdy to Diana for me. > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > > From: Louise Power > > Date: Jan 15, 2008 11:44 AM > >

Re: Fwd: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread speleosteele
--- > From: Louise Power > Date: Jan 15, 2008 11:44 AM > Subject: RE: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex > To: Charles Goldsmith > > Hi Charles, > > Boy, Wes is way out of line. I, personally, think you've shown remarkable > restraint through this whole brouhaha and

Re: Fwd: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread speleosteele
were good friends before being > married, and are again. Strange I know, we are both too hard headed to live > with each other, but make great friends. > > Say howdy to Diana for me. > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Louise Power > Date: Jan 15,

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Charles Goldsmith
Thanks for your support Charles On 1/15/08, Nancy Weaver wrote: > > charles thank you for one of the few reasoned responses to any of > this hoo haa. Good Lord what a bunch of sourpusses we've become. As > the author of two of the three actual caving posts in who knows how > long - I'll be damn

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Nancy Weaver
charles thank you for one of the few reasoned responses to any of this hoo haa. Good Lord what a bunch of sourpusses we've become. As the author of two of the three actual caving posts in who knows how long - I'll be damned if I'm going to let others dictate my posts. geess the sound of

RE: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Fritz Holt
Thanks, Charles. _ From: Charles Goldsmith [mailto:wo...@justfamily.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 1:21 PM To: Fritz Holt Subject: Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex Not a problem Fritz, you are now added, send emails to o...@texascavers.com On 1/15/08, Fritz Holt <

RE: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Fritz Holt
Don, Can't you spell? They are winers. Oops, I'm not on the OT list yet. F -Original Message- From: Don Arburn [mailto:donarb...@mac.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 1:16 PM To: Texas Cavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex O.K. gang quit wasting time, energy

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Charles Goldsmith
; > *From:* Charles Goldsmith [mailto:wo...@justfamily.org] > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 15, 2008 12:46 PM > *To:* Fritz Holt > *Subject:* Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex > > > > Thank you the support Fritz and I personally enjoy your wit on the mailing > list, please do j

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Don Arburn
O.K. gang quit wasting time, energy and effort on this. Get me a picture of a Toyota caving Action shot. It's on topic and for the common good. Ya buncha whiners!!! - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe

RE: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Fritz Holt
fe say's that I sure can't take instructions. Fritz, (Using the geezer excuse). _ From: Charles Goldsmith [mailto:wo...@justfamily.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 12:46 PM To: Fritz Holt Subject: Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex Thank you the support Fritz and I

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Mary Thiesse
>>>Perhaps those individuals who simply want to have wild, broad discussions >>>about anything and everything would be better served by a separate listserv >>>but I hardly think they are a large enough group to sustain a separate list. >>>Consequently they will come back and continue posting OT

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Charles Goldsmith
rom:* Charles Goldsmith [mailto:wo...@justfamily.org] > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 15, 2008 10:59 AM > *To:* wesley s > *Cc:* Texascavers@texascavers.com > *Subject:* Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex > > > > Wes, this mailing has never been moderated, even long before I vo

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Charles Goldsmith
gt; *Charles Goldsmith * wrote: > > Maybe we both are in a bad mood :) I didn't see your posting until I sent > mine. > > -Original Message- > From: "Linda Palit" > To: "wesley s" ; "Texascavers@texascavers.com" > Sent: 1/15/2008 10:42 AM

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Charles Goldsmith
I had to pull the archives down, my software wasn't hashing or hiding the email addresses properly and someone complained. I tried out the google group archiving of an external email list, but they have similar problems. No one has asked for archives, but I do have them in the google groups. They

Fwd: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Charles Goldsmith
with each other, but make great friends. Say howdy to Diana for me. -- Forwarded message -- From: Louise Power List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Jan 15, 2008 11:44 AM Subject: RE: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex To: Charles Goldsmith Hi Charles, Boy, Wes i

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Charles Goldsmith
- > Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:59:10 -0600 > From: wo...@justfamily.org > To: mudmal...@hotmail.com > CC: texascavers@texascavers.com > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex > > Wes, this mailing has never been moderated, even long before I volunteered > to host it.

RE: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Louise Power
Hi Charles, Boy, Wes is way out of line. I, personally, think you've shown remarkable restraint through this whole brouhaha and I commend you for it. You chastized me once for a political comment and I took that to heart. You may be interested to know that I found out yesterday from Don Coop

[Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Carl Kunath
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 10:42 AM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex Hold on. Are we trashing our unpaid volunteers who make "Cavetex" possible? Maybe this is a joke and I am missing it. Maybe we have a new volunteer to take over the duty of being a moderator

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Bill Bentley-Webmail
Man oh Man... Good thing I am busy and don't have time to jive in... I agree with you whole hartedly and those rules were left overs from the origination of cavetex with Tom White after he set everything up... One thing I was wondering if you had a link on Texascavers.com to the archives.

RE: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Fritz Holt
org] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 10:59 AM To: wesley s Cc: Texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex Wes, this mailing has never been moderated, even long before I volunteered to host it. Back when Bill Bentley asked for a volunteer to take over it, I'm prett

RE: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Linda Palit
mine. -Original Message- From: "Linda Palit" To: "wesley s" ; "Texascavers@texascavers.com" Sent: 1/15/2008 10:42 AM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex Hold on. Are we trashing our unpaid volunteers who make "Cavetex" possible? Maybe this is a jo

RE: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Charles Goldsmith
Maybe we both are in a bad mood :) I didn't see your posting until I sent mine. -Original Message- From: "Linda Palit" To: "wesley s" ; "Texascavers@texascavers.com" Sent: 1/15/2008 10:42 AM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex Hold on. Ar

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Linda Palit
Charles, I want to tell you that Wes is young and does not understand the word "volunteer" well. But upon thinking about it, I don't think there is any excuse for his comments. so let me just say -Many thanks for what you do. Linda Charles Goldsmith wrote: Wes, this mailing has never been

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Charles Goldsmith
Wes, this mailing has never been moderated, even long before I volunteered to host it. Back when Bill Bentley asked for a volunteer to take over it, I'm pretty sure that I'm the only one who did volunteer. I host this list out of my own pocket, I'm not paid to do it, and it certainly does cost me

Re: [Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread Linda Palit
Hold on. Are we trashing our unpaid volunteers who make "Cavetex" possible? Maybe this is a joke and I am missing it. Maybe we have a new volunteer to take over the duty of being a moderator. Solutions are not composed of "somebody should" -- either I volunteer to help___ or nothing makes m

[Texascavers] OTtex vs. Cavetex

2008-01-15 Thread wesley s
Divisive to say the least! This is like a political party schism. The attempt to purge the unwanted instigators will only weaken the group as a whole and create more animosity on the part of the fence sitters who stayed out of the argument but generally support the system. This is a really half a