(meteorobs) End of Off Topic discussion

[Eric Wichman]

Hi John... So basically you're saying if any list member doesn't like 
being disrespected, or pushed around, or being told to shut up, and told 
what they can and can't say, they can leave...? Now that's funny.

As everyone on this list, you are certainly entitled to your opinion, 
even though I certainly don't agree with your sentiment regarding your 
"follow the rules whether you like it or not" mentality which completely 
ignores basic human respect and dignity. Besides that, your "if you 
don't like it go somewhere else" attitude is contrary to the tenants of 
almost all email lists, forums and groups I've been a part of, except of 
course those with dictatorial list rulers, or moderators which abuse 
their power.

I will say no more on this topic, unless I feel particularly inclined to 
trounce your small minded logic, and of course your appeal to authority. 
Then, well, you should hope I don't lose my tact or patience.

Have a great day.

Regards,
Eric



On 10/17/2011 2:50 PM, metpaper at Safe-mail.net wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
>> Yes what?
>>
>> If I were the list admin/owner, I'd fire you as moderator. Your unprofessional and disrespectful tone and attitude toward list members is intolerable.
> The first rule of lists, moderators or owners, going back to times immemorial, is that, rightly or wrongly, they can do whatever they want.
>
> People who do not like them doing whatever they want are free to set up their own lists and go elsewhere.  Many of us will have read this many times on many lists and many fora.
>
> I'm not commenting here on who is right, who is wrong, who is being professional or not, or who is being rude or not.
>
> I'm commenting upon this idea that you have which seems to have forgotten the only real rule of lists and mailling groups and fora.
>
> Your personal opinion, and my personal opinion, on that is irrelevant.  What is more, your own personal opinion above is couched in personal terms directly aimed at the person of the moderator, which is standard practice in circumstances like these when the vociferous feel their only tool of winning, vociferousness, is likely to be taken away.  It also carries with it the old underhand tactic of subtly impugning the list owner for being inadequate enough to mandate unsuitable moderators.  Lew Gramer has been running meteorobs possibly longer than a not unfew of the members have been alive.  I'd think he'd be allowed to pick as moderator whomever he bloody well pleases to.
>
> John
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