CS Gang, I also read, learn, enjoy and benefit from the open discussions. Keep them coming. Stay well all, Tom B.
----- Original Message ----- From: Stephen Quinto <squi...@natural-immunogenics.com> To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 12:40 PM Subject: RE: CS>More list owner comments, PLEASE READ! > Ivan, Roger, Mike etal, > ....The technical discussions suggest acute intellectual curiosity, and, > like others here, I confess to having learned a great deal from them. The > ultimate beneficiaries of such discourse may well be those who participate > [orlurk] on this list. I'm sure a majority of your audience appreciates the > dialogues. Regards > Stephen > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ivan Anderson [mailto:i...@win.co.nz] > Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 9:20 AM > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: CS>More list owner comments, PLEASE READ! > > > I think the tech stuff is at about the same level as it has been for > some months, it is just not as diluted as before. > These discussions do get pretty robust at times and need a decorum > check, but it is amazing how this makes one redouble one's efforts in > research and so on...as long as one can admit to being mistaken, or at > least to not being as sure of one's ground... > I have found by experience that to speak in absolutes makes that bitter > pill very large and the throat very dry, when one eventually has to > swallow it. > > I have been ignoring Marsha's goading of the techies, but most certainly > do appreciate her constant newby help, (if only she would use two > batteries instead of three). > > Mike, perhaps you should amend the introduction message to new members, > inviting them to just ignore the technical discussions, and not to be > intimidated by them, and to reassure them that we all welcome their > questions no matter how basic. > > Thanks for your continuing efforts, and best of luck balancing on that > fence. > > Ivan. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M. G. Devour" <mdev...@eskimo.com> > To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> > Sent: Friday, 23 March 2001 01:18 > Subject: Re: CS>More list owner comments, PLEASE READ! > > > > Hi all, > > > > It's always hard to strike a balance with my remarks. When one thing > > has gotten out of hand and I take a swat at it, other things often > rise > > up to take its place. > > > > Such it is with Marsha and Roger nipping at each other. (Hi folks!) > > > > The "mo power" folks have sorta filled the void left when much of the > > OT chatter got shunted to the silver-off-topic-l...@yahoogroups.com > ... > > The particular set of conflicts took on too much weight, what with > > nothing like Jason's testimonial and Beverle's questions to focus us. > > > > Now, I hope we'll see the casual users come back out of hiding as we > > rein in the tech guys a little -- without hammering the technical > > discussions out of existence either! > > > > I don't see the need for a single purpose list, so I don't agree with > > Marsha that the other guys should disappear. When they start hammering > > each other, yes, but not when they're behaving themselves. > > > > But what happens if nobody says anything about the simple stuff and > our > > willingness to help new people? What just happened is what happens! > > All the helpful folks disappear and newcomers see only the technical > > discussions (however well or il-behaved they may be at the moment). > > > > It's usually been my job to pipe up once in a while to remind > everyone, > > and inform the lurkers, that we have a dual role to fill here and that > > their basic questions are essential if we're going to be able to help > > them get what they need. > > > > If I'm too busy to do that, which I have been, I think it's time to > ask > > some of you to step into the cheerleader role... Jason? Ivan? Marsha? > > Any of a number of you are well suited to the task. > > > > If there are no basic threads being worked, and it's been a day or two > > of nothing but tech stuff, it's time to chime in with an anecdote or > > comment and an invitation for questions. > > > > No need to play list-cop or criticize anything else that's going on > > (talk to me instead!). The tech guys'll keep doing their job if we > > just let'em. Nope, just a reminder for any new folks that stumble in > to > > start askin' questions if they want to get some help. > > > > Is it starting to make some sense folks? > > > > My availability will rise and fall with my obligations here. I hope > > that I can get some of you seasoned veterans to help keep us in > > balance. Share the duties so nobody's under pressure, but take some > > responsibility for keeping the equilibrium going. > > > > I welcome your feedback, folks. > > > > Be well, > > > > Mike D. > > da owner... > > > > [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] > > [mdev...@eskimo.com ] > > [Speaking only for myself... ] > > > > > > -- > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal > silver. > > > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message > to: > > silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com > > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Silver-list archive: > http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.237 / Virus Database: 115 - Release Date: 08/03/2001 > > >
