Hi Mike........Personally the tech stuff does not bother me. Most of it I do not understand...if I have time I will read through some of it otherwise I just delete it. The sniping that goes on occasionally does not bother me either. It is perhaps that these gentleman feel very passionate about their studies and get carried away. True politeness should be observed and respect for each others work..but sometimes they do make me laugh which is not bad. I even miss Stuart...yes he roared in like a lion but he did apologize and I respect one who can do that. I know I made some mistakes back then trying to get the hang of proper list etiquette. Perhaps there could be a T on the subject line to inform others it is a technical discussion if they do not want a whole new list. I think as George said I firmly believe that these > > sorts of "scary, none understandable" topics is what advanced the art > > of CS production beyond the 'cup of water, dash of salt and 3x9v > > battery' stage...
I think it is important to discuss ideas. Having never been in the scientific research area but I would think that out of discussions and disagreements knowledge can be gained. I am more into the arts and even in that area there can be much controversy about what is art. You are a wonderful moderator Mike and I feel like we are family and families do run into problems. The kids need a little supervision now and then, so do what you need to do *Dad*. I only hope the SO list can continue to be as successful as your list in the years ahead...... Enjoy Joanne The Other List Owner ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. G. Devour" <mdev...@eskimo.com> To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 7:52 AM Subject: CS>Feedback on list direction... > George wrote: > > I thought we were informed that this sort of technical discussion was > > no longer welcome? Unfortunate, since I firmly believe that these > > sorts of "scary, none understandable" topics is what advanced the art > > of CS production beyond the 'cup of water, dash of salt and 3x9v > > battery' stage... > > Almost no one has seen fit to reply directly to my comments on list > values and direction, yet several folks have made remarks like yours, > George. Perhaps the situation I was responding to is no longer > obvious and needs to be recapped. It would be nice to see some > questions asked. > > Recent technical discussions on this list have sometimes devolved into > virtual shouting matches between competing vendors, complete with ad > hominemn attacks and ridicule. I have stated plainly that this is not > acceptable and I stand by that -- a position I've been criticized for. > > Apart from "behavior problems" of that sort, quite often, technical > discussions have become so voluminous and detailed that they > have overwhelmed the list, leading many a new arrival to despair of > ever understanding anything of this terribly complicated subject! > > I have offered to set up a silver-tech-list so folks can talk "tech" > all they want without having to apologize for using big words, and even > "take off the gloves" and go bare-fisted at each other if that's what > will allow them to resolve their differences of opinion... > > The four primary goals of the list are *still*, briefly restated: > > 1) Delivering good, unbiased info; > 2) Giving encouragement and support; > 3) Debunking hype and disinformation; > 4) Furthering the art. > > It is only when either points 3 or 4 become disruptive to the list > that I'd figure the tech list would come into play. > > Civil discussions, sans controversy, can and should be acceptable > here, at least until they get to be so busy they're swamping other > discussion. > > Maybe, like the silver-off-topic-list, the tech list will only carry > significant traffic once in a while. Or maybe it'll draw back other > tech types who've given up on us due to the volume of off-topic > messages and other complaints, and become viable in its own right. > > What's it going to be folks? > > Mike Devour > silver-list 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> >
