At 07:53 PM 7/30/01, Jo Anne wrote:
>Ronn Wrote:
>
> >Uh . . . nothing here about threads that _enrage_ us for one reason or
> >another . . .
>
>This brings up something I've been ruminating on for a while. Do we need
>to/would we like to open up The Guidelines for revision? I'd be willing to
>rehash the whole thing again, but with the proviso that the List Owners
>have the last say. Last time we did this, Brin was around, and he had last
>word, too, but since he's gone, I figure it's up to the List Owners with my
>imput as well.
>
>So, maybe we should add:
>
>- We are tolerant of subject threads that enrage us for one reason or
>another, and we will all try to respond in a reasonable manner.
>
>We never had to do this before. Somehow, IAAMOAC covered not repsonding to
>anger with anger. So what changed? I don't have the time to read all the
>posting anymore, but are people getting edgier?
>
>So, whaddya'll think?
>
>Waiting....
>
>Amities,
>
>Jo Anne
>
>In a little tradition of mine, I offer the following to give everyone a
>smile, and maybe even a few belly laughs, and therefore lower blood
>pressures. Our long lost Vera posted it here a while back:
>
> >Network television is developing a "Texas Version" of "Survivor," the
> >popular TV show.
> >
> >Contestants must travel from Amarillo through Fort Worth, Dallas, Houston,
> >San Antonio, and back to Amarillo, through San Marcos and
> >Lubbock.......driving a Volvo with a bumper sticker that reads:
> >
> >"I'm for Gore, I'm Gay and I'm Here to Take Your Guns".
That sounds like even more of a "no-win" situation than the scenario I came
up with:
COMING THIS FALL:
SURVIVOR III
A deserted island . . .
Sixteen men and women . . .
No food . . .
One knife . . .
This time, no one's getting *voted* off the island.
--Ronn! :)
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