> Did you see how Cassidy cleverly responded to me and pretended that I would be > welcome on his list?
Did you try to join the new list? Were you denied membership? Just curious, Baldy On 7/29/07, Glenn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "What I can't see, though, is how "lightly moderated" is getting translated > into having a "blacklist" -- a term > that's been thrown out by at least three different people so far." > > > In a message dated 7/27/07 6:49:04 PM, kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu writes: > > the cool thing about this software is that i can pre-ban glenn! > > > > Axler, > > Here we have the list king bragging about banning someone. Cassidy will > decide what to censor and who to ban. I am amazed that you don't understand > the meaning of this. Did you notice how Anderson cleverly brought up the > need for an alternative censored list? Did you see how Cassidy cleverly > responded to me and pretended that I would be welcome on his list? These > are some clever fellas, and here I was calling them dishonest bullies. > > Richard Cordova at the University of Pennsylvania set up this technology for > Cassidy. Jon from Campus Philly and Anderson of the Spruce Hill Civic > Association are collaborating. The old claim that no one will join the > listserv because I and five others are so hated is being used. > > By name I've seen Ray, Al and I. After Siano's rant, I can assume Wilma > would be banned. Does anyone know if they are the other two primary evil > ones? I am sure many people would find themselves on the evil list if they > dared to cross any of the gang. If you have criticized West, Siano, Melani, > you can not be part of the community. > > Because of our evil, Cassidy must be Penn's censor for "good discussions" by > the "good community." The question is how long will it be until UCD > promotes Cassidy's Penn list as the open community forum for the community? > Campus Philly was ready for marketing as soon as barking cheese was up. > > I am starting to realize how much Penn real estate fears the discussion on > this listserv. Please try to consider Cassidy's childish motivations and > his partnership with the Penn masters. > > Glenn > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dave Axler > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; UnivCity@list.purple.com > Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 12:58 PM > Subject: Re: [UC] Listserve Reform of the UC list > > > As for a new list, I can see some arguments on both sides. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: UnivCity@list.purple.com > Sent: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 2:57 am > Subject: Re: [UC] Listserve Reform of the UC list > > > I'm with you guys (and Maggie). Besides, meeting in person to discuss this > stuff defeats the purpose of the list entirely since the list itself is a > "place" to discuss things. It also immediately excludes anyone who can't be > at the meeting place at the meeting time. One of the points of the listserv > is that it's available to and includes everyone--everyone with computer > access at least. This just seems silly. > > > Frankus > Sleek. Edgy. Infinitely flexible. > > > > On Jul 28, 2007, at 11:01 PM, Wilma de Soto wrote: > > Hear, hear! > > If the name of this new forum is as Al Krigman wrote, that says it all. > > This is the by-product mentality of people who are used to arranging their > communities as they see fit, (i.e. suburban-type developments with all the > amenities in place.) NOW, all we have to do is find the "right kind of > people" to share in "our little corner of Heaven." > > This is a city! You will find ALL types of people in cities and one should > not feel threatened when their statements or opinions shatter the illusions > of how YOU may have thought life and the world was like for everybody. > > THEN to cap it off hide behind this, "Aren't I a wonderful person because I > choose to live in such a diverse community!" façade. That in particular is > galling. > > Your post is a very clear and sensible way to approach these lists and I > thank you. > > > > > On 7/28/07 9:43 PM, "David Toccafondi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm surprised this is such a big deal. And I'm not sure what constitutes > "bad traffic" other than outright spam. I've been reading this listserv for > at least the past 6 years, and i've never seen it as a problem. I set up a > separate email account for the lists I subscribe to so that my main account > doesn't get overwhelmed, and I use Gmail, which does a great job of > threading the conversations to make everything much easier to keep track of. > When my life gets too busy, I just don't read it for a while. If a topic > gets posted that I'm not interested in, I ignore it. If someone keeps > being obnoxious on the list, I ignore the emails from that person. If > there's spam (and I really haven't been aware of spam on this list), gmail > automatically filters it into my spam folder or I just delete it. Yes, > there are posts which I don't like, but so what? That's life, isn't! it? > > I think it's really useful to have a single place where everyone can post. > Having multiple lists ultimately just waters everything down and makes it > harder for everyone to get a clear and complete picture of what's happening > in the neighborhood. Given that everyone who reads the list can simply > delete or ignore what they're not interested in means that there's no reason > this list can't be different things for different people. For some people > it's an opportunity to discuss local politics. For others, it's a place to > announce events. For others, it's a place to complain. I thought the idea > was that this was essentially an online community that reflected the > opinions and interests and needs of the physical community of West > Philadelphia. > > dave > > > On 7/28/07, B Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm tired of the bad traffic here on the listserve, and I know I'm not the > only one. I propose we meet in person to discuss one (or more) of five > options: > > *Develop rules and guidelines (and allow moderation) > *Migrate to psfni > *start an alternate group > *Move to a BB like Phillyblog > *leave things as they are > > > > > = > ________________________________ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. 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