Yes, it would be good if Mr. Beaty took a long look at the situtation Vortex-L has become.
Then maybe, he can see that I was discussing with civility on a thread I started before Lomax, SVJ and others started the insults. Yes, I am the troll for responding appropriately to insults. Maybe, he'll notice that my responses are with insults that are calibrated to the level of nastiness thrown my way. Maybe. he'll notice which people really start the insults around here. Very well, whichever twilight zone you live in, I'm the troll.... You know, the Bible does predict a time when people would twist facts so much that they would call "evil", good and good, evil. Alas, that time is upon us. The victim is the aggressor that needs to be banned. While the aggressors, because there's a bunch of them, as in a mob, get their way. After all, there's a lot of them so they must be right. OK, whatever. I am fighting to keep a little sanity in Vortex-L and keep people like you from dragging down this fine fine forum with your incessant trolling of off-topic posts. We have lost fine fine great men with great ideas because of incessant off-topic posts and noise and you still maintain that it is your right to do so. May I remind you that this problem preceeded my joining Vortex-L, so I am not the problem. I am one fighting to highlight this problem and people like Lomax and SVJ and others just can't handle the fact that I am trying to fix this forum that has become dysfunctional. So, If Bill does what you want, I wouldn't care too much. After all, I am not really interested in joining a mob group. Jojo ----- Original Message ----- From: OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2012 11:42 PM Subject: [Vo]:[OT] Sent a message of query off to Mr. Beaty concerning recent trolling activity I just sent off a brief message to Mr. Beaty asking if he could take a moment of his time to assess whether what I personally perceive to be an increase in trolling activity originating from certain anonymous individuals (whose names shall not be mentioned here to avoid email filters) might need to be addressed. It's generally not my policy to pester Mr. Beaty as we all have busy lives that need attending to. However, I am getting concerned. It was just my own personal opinion that I expressed to Mr. Beaty. As a single opinion I don't carry that much weight. It's more likely to be the collective opinions of the Collective that will carry the necessary weight. Therefore, others who might feel concerned about recent trolling activity might want to drop Bill a line. Be sure to express your own opinion. BE BRIEF!!! I did mention the fact that, IMHO, posting clearly marked Off Topic [OT] discussions is a perfectly healthy activity for Vortex-l participants, as long as the intention is not to incite undue aggravation among other members. Unfortunately, certain trolls have been abusing that privilege. IMHO, it might be time to address the matter, administratively. My 2 cents Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
