You can't please everyone, so you might as well please youself. Marshall
"M. G. Devour" wrote: > G'mornin' group! It's morning here, anyway... > > I get feedback about the way the list is run. It influences my > decisions regarding policy and sometimes alerts me to problems. > > Once in a while there's a slap in the face. Like the message forwarded > to me by the list server when one person unsubscribed today: > > >> You are now being unsubscribed from the silver-list. > >> > >> If this wasn't your intention or you are having problems getting > >> yourself unsubscribed, reply to this mail now, quoting it entirely, > >> for diagnostic purposes, and adding any comments you see fit. > > > > No, I fully intended to unsubscribe, because I am tired of reading > > bizarre messages about international UN black helicopter > > conspiracies that some of the members like to post. I am quite open > > to reading and discussing all kinds of CS-related topics and I have > > no problem with discussing other interesting therapies such as the > > Beck, Clark and Rife machines, but I draw the line at psycho > > hillbilly paranoid survivalist crap. > > > > Have a nice day. > > Nice day, indeed! Hummpf. I thought we were doing pretty good lately. > > As far as I recall this person never posted, so it may be more loss to > the writer than our group, really, but points up something to keep in > mind: You and I might agree that our money is fiat, the IRS a private > corporation, and the Demoncrats and Reprobates a front for little green > men from Alpha Centauri, etc., but many new people are really *not* > prepared to hear that sort of thing! > > Only careful attention and restraint let us balance our *own* needs > against those of others, so that nonessential things don't drive > people away who may have a crucial need for our help. They'll learn > eventually, but in the meantime? > > On the other hand, I receive much happier remarks as well! > > >From a private e-mail: > > I find that I tend to be isolated from intelligent people in my life, > > and the silverlist provides me with contact with smarties... This > > provides an enriched life and I'm very grateful for the contact. > > Mostly I lurk, but though I've never met and probably never will meet > > these people in person, I feel closer to them than to my own family. > > I echo the sentiment. > > And there are the testimonials, which, when you boil it all down, are > the proof that we're doing something right... > > Nancy wrote to the list: > > CS gave me back my life and I feel all of you are my friends. I read > > most of the letters on the list and glean a great deal from each of > > you. Keep up the good work!!! > > Indeed, I feel a deep kinship with this kooky crowd of ours, and am > eternally grateful for the friendships I enjoy among you. I thank you > all for your help, consideration, and continued responsible conduct. > > I guess, on balance, it's an okay day for feedback. <smile> > > Be well, > > Mike Devour > silver-list owne > > [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>
