Re: [UC] [ADMIN] decorum (and more noise)

2003-10-01 Thread William H. Magill
On Tuesday, September 30, 2003, at 05:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Every list-serve I have ever been on has had a set of rules, or netiquette such as no flaming or personal attacks.  To be honest, this is the only list I have ever been on that has or allows so many such attacks.  All of the

Re: [UC] [ADMIN] decorum

2003-10-01 Thread William H. Magill
On Tuesday, September 30, 2003, at 12:56 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BLAH BLAH BLAHH Then why have a list if you plan to sensor free speech? If people missuse or offend then let them answer themselves to the offended party. Let the politicians so called community groups look here for a report

Re: [UC] [ADMIN] decorum (and more noise)

2003-10-01 Thread Charles H. Buchholtz
From: Brian Siano [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UC] [ADMIN] decorum (and more noise) I'm against it. I'd prefer to know which people are assholes and which aren't, and telling them to keep it under wraps makes it more difficult. I agree - I don't have a problem with the noise

Re: [UC] [ADMIN] decorum (and more noise)

2003-10-01 Thread Richard Hotchkiss
I agree. Keep it free and open. I think we are all intelligent enough that we don't need to be parented. If someone want to say something, they are responsible for what they say. As to those who say that this is the only list that allows personal attacks etc., I think you need to go to some

[UC] Re: hanging decorum

2003-10-01 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
I agree, Brian. It's always good to KNOW exactly who you're dealing with. Besides, nothing like a PUBLIC hanging, especially when it's a SUICIDE... (Imagine all the noise I'm gonna hear from this post... whew!!)

Re: [UC] hanging decorum

2003-10-01 Thread BGAndersen
I think it free speech is great, but forgive me if I ask this question. Are Pfsni and the purple lists a forum for expressing opinions about neighborhood issues, or a forum for disseminatin information about the neighborhood? It makes a difference in deciding what is acceptable. bga In a

Re:[UC] [ADMIN] decorum (and more noise)

2003-10-01 Thread Elliot Stern
Begin forwarded message: From: Elliot Stern [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed Oct 1, 2003 09:01:55 US/Eastern To: Richard Hotchkiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UC] [ADMIN] decorum (and more noise) While I wouldn't recommend that Jeff, or anybody, volunteer to moderate the list, I think that a

Re: [UC] [ADMIN] decorum/Ethnic slurs

2003-10-01 Thread Wilma de Soto
I quite agree with Ross Bender. As a person of color, I did not find his post to be an ethnic slur. Rather he was upfront and honest about what most people think about crime in the city in general and UC in particular. I have seen quite a few other coded posts here that have offended my

Re: [UC] [ADMIN] decorum (and more noise)

2003-10-01 Thread Richard Hotchkiss
My point is not to increase traffic or promote bad manners. My point is we need to be allowed to be ourselves online, we are a community, and sometimes we need to say what is on our mind to our neighbors. Richard Hotchkiss http://www.hotstrings-inc.com From: Elliot Stern [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [UC] [ADMIN] decorum

2003-10-01 Thread Dan Myers
Besides the DELETE key, the BACKSPACE key, there is yet another wonderful tool that most people have under the Message menu at the top of your Outlook Express, or other email program. (most of them have it) It's called the Create Rule from Message option. I use this instead of replying to any

[UC] FW: Calling City Hall

2003-10-01 Thread Knight, Sandra (US - Philadelphia)
Title: FW: Calling City Hall List Serve Members, For those of you who have not lived in Philadelphia all your lives, this may not seem califractiousexpialidocious but I had to call City Hall and someone picked up after one or two rings and said Good Morning. Then transferred me to someone

[UC] Re: Managing the lsit

2003-10-01 Thread Jonathan Herrmann
I would support the following: 1) Setting up a message board on a web page, not my inbox, for any discussions that require more than two or three posts 2) Making this into a moderated list that has links to the discussion board, but that has a process (or committee) to manage the posts. This

Re: [UC] Re: Managing the lsit

2003-10-01 Thread Mosetter
IDEA # 1 IS GREAT And their are programs that allow users to develop issues on the fly to a web site page without using email to all members. That way only the interested parties can read and participate on that subject. This might help keep the subject on track and under the posters ability to

[UC] Did anyone lose an orange cat?

2003-10-01 Thread Sarah Scheckter
Hi, For the last day or so, there's been a cat hanging around our front porch, which is on the 4700 block of Hazel Ave. Could he belong to you or anyone you know? Please ask around! He's about a year old, an un-neutered male, orange with slight orange/white stripes. He does not have a collar or

Re: [UC] New restaurants

2003-10-01 Thread Sarah Scheckter
i tried the vietnamese restaurant on 43rd and Pine this past weekend. having just returned from a summer in southeast asia, i can say that the food is authentic. we tried the chicken curry (dark meat with skin on, for those of you who are curious) with vermicelli, which was like a huge soup. we

RE: [UC] [ADMIN] decorum (and more noise)

2003-10-01 Thread Knight, Sandra (US - Philadelphia)
I am also for keeping it open and un-moderated. When we can't see the painful, paradoxical truth of a hyperbolic post about young black men...then we haven't had a Rhetoric Communications doc student for a housemate. Sande Knight Deloitte Touche Assurance and Advisory Services tel

Re: [UC] [ADMIN] decorum (and more noise)

2003-10-01 Thread William H. Magill
On Wednesday, October 1, 2003, at 07:50 AM, Alex de Soto wrote: Its my understanding that if a list (or Web site or online forum) is moderated, the moderator assumes legal responsibility and liability for content. Isn't that so? As Scottish Law puts it not proven. Sometimes yes and sometimes no.

Re: [UC] hanging decorum

2003-10-01 Thread William H. Magill
On Wednesday, October 1, 2003, at 09:30 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it free speech is great, but forgive me if I ask this question. Are Pfsni and the purple lists a forum for expressing opinions about neighborhood issues, or a forum for disseminatin information about the neighborhood?

RE: [UC] New restaurants

2003-10-01 Thread Mayer, Ann
To the list: I am NOT an expert in Vietnamese food, but I found the food at the new place at 43rd and Spruce mixed. A friend had just introduced me to Le Cyclo at 7th and Washington, where I had had sensational spring roles and pho (Vietnamese soup). I was hoping for comparable dishes at our

[UC] Friends of Clark Park election results

2003-10-01 Thread Anthony West
Friends of Clark Park held its annual election for officers at the quarterly Membership Meeting last night. The meeting took place in Griffith Hall on the USP campus. About 50 people attended. In a close election Tony West was chosen over Glenn Moyer to succeed outgoing President Andy Cole.

[UC] SEPTEMBER UNIV CITY LIST STATS

2003-10-01 Thread Benseraglio2
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