No problem George,
Once that thread got started I just automatically used my delete key
on any msg from people who were participating in the thread. It is
possible that I missed some good information, but not likely on that
thread. Oh well, my choice.
IMHO,
Rand E.
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ClassicVW@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Dear fellow list members,
> Once we get into a liberal vs. conservative or rich vs. poor or black
> vs. white debate we invite disaster. We should not care about each others
> politics or race or views on the O.J. trial; IMO we should discuss
> photography, especially Olympus photography and keep it there. All this
> thread is going to do is create resentment and undermine a very fine
> newsgroup. We've been complimented by just about every new subscriber or
> visitor who says " Wow what a nice, informed, and friendly group you have
> here, It's much better than the N or C or P group I belong to."
> Even the music lyric thread that I was guilty of going off topic
> with- I think it was good clean fun and serves to clear the air a bit between
> threads, ( as does the "adventures of Vert and Toky" or "Gary and his Tu-Tu"
> ) but I'm sure it mildly annoyed some people because even before that one
> started, members had stated how this list went from 40 messages a day to
> about 75 a day (not my figures, I'm not sure how many we do have). While that
> shows that we have a healthy, lively list here, some people are getting
> overwhelmed trying to sort through all the topics and messages.
> So PLEASE don't think I'm trying to preach to you, I have no right to
> do that, but I 'm only saying that I don't want to see this deteriorate into
> name-calling. I am proud as anything to be accepted into this wonderful group
> of intelligent human beings and I have benefitted greatly from being here,
> and for that I thank you. But it sickens me to see some postings attack
> another person. What gives any of us the right to do that? Can someone tell
> me? We are as diverse a group as you can get; don't forget our list goes
> beyond national, cultural, religious and political boundaries and as such I
> would hope we stay tolerant of each other's backgrounds and beliefs.Sure,
> maybe there's no harm in going off topic from time to tine, but that's no
> reason to scream or lose your sense of decency toward one another, no? We run
> the risk of losing quite a few subscribers if this continues, and that would
> be a shame.
> Just my opinion and I hope I didn't over react.
> Thanks
> George S.
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