Why don't we just have a dingdang seperate group??? I know it's been offered, sth like plug-politics or something. Just keep that crap off plug-discuss. On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 8:42 PM, Mike Schwartz wrote: > > Put down some rules for once? Keep it Linux/Unix and OSS oriented? > > I agree that we might have to start some (very informal, UN-official) > rules. > > > Keep it Linux/Unix and OSS oriented? > > That is VERY open to interpretation. > HENCE I think, maybe we should draw the line at, [saying that:] > *once* a given thread, > (such as today's post-election steam-venting thread) > has substantially MORE plug members > requesting the "off-topic" folks to "please" STFU, > than the number of ["off-topic"] posters who do still want to continue, > (counted by number of individuals, > where one person posting N >> 1 times, > no matter how many times they posted, > still only counts as one "vote") > *then* > the "verdict" should be, that the > "posters who want to continue", > need to take it off-line -- either create a new forum on > yahoogroups.com for themselves (it can be done free) > (I have done it before), > or else move to some other mailing list, > (at least for that particular thread) > or just e-mail each other, off-list, > or actually quiet down -- > that is, > ** don't post ** > (/slash, move on to some other topic). > > I understand that "my" advice also might > not be, what everyone agrees with 100%. > So, this has been, my 0.02, > -- > Mike Schwartz > Glendale AZ > schwartz@acm.org > > On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 8:12 PM, Tony E - Jaraeth > wrote: > > > > Put down some rules for once? Keep it Linux/Unix and OSS oriented? it's > > the "Phoenix *LINUX* Users Group" after all. I'm all for free speech, > > but every organization has rules under its belt to promote and benefit > > that groups goals. Political agenda has no place here unless it is > > related to Linux/Unix and OSS in my opinion. > > > > One more inch toward unsubscribing from this crap... > > > > Tony E > > "Raptus regaliter" > > jaraeth@phoenixwing.com > > http://www.phoenixwing.com/ > > > > > > > > Joshua Zeidner wrote: > > > > > > what do you want to happen? -jmz > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 7:48 PM, Tuna > > > wrote: > > > > > > I am seriously tempted not to participate in any PLUG mailing lists > if > > > something isn't done about all this. > > > > > > > I am right on the edge here, there's only so much you can hold > back > > > > when rhetoric is hitting your last nerve and it's unethical to > > > respond > > > > because it goes against the the very social order your attempting > to > > > > preserve. (this group that is) > > > > > > > > Does it really require filters and unsubscribing to not hear > this, > > > > even after requested by a nominal number of people have > > > requested such > > > > including myself and still seeing snipes? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dan Lund > > > > [...] > > > > --Socrates > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list -[...] > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [...] > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [...] > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [...] > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Thanks and best regards, Ryan Rix TamsPalm - The PalmOS Blog Jasmine Bowden - Class of 2009, Marc Rasmussen - Class of 2008, Erica Sheffey - Class of 2009, Rest in peace.