I have been away most of the summer but wanted to speak up here so as to
help some of our newcomers better understand the list. As always, it is
Kris' list, first and foremost. I think of the list as like a lecture hall
with the posts being the speaker. We old regulars are usually around but we
scan and delete a great deal. Some days, many of us are so busy that we can
only pick and choose a few of the posts more pertinent to our own interests.
Many read every post but do not comment. When I have time, I read as many
as possible. Many I read just to know what another person is thinking. I
may completely disagree but be gathering information about what some people
think. If you post something and no one replies, it does not mean anything
at all. Look how many posts Kris does (and Mike) and if we all replied or
even one or two replied to everyone of those, the volume of posts would e
overwhelming.
We are not a chatty nor "nice" list in that we seldom welcome each other.
Some of us are annoyed by cross-talk of any sort. It is rather
straight-forward and business-like. It is a list for exchanging the
greatest amount of information possible as quickly as possible because there
is always more to be shared. Most chatting is best taken off list to the
specific party. It is sort of like talking in the lecture hall I referred
to above. We are serious about getting our information and usually not
interested in personal opinions, etc. Every time religion is discussed,
somebody gets booted off list or pissed off and leaves so we steer clear of
it in a personal context. It is insulting to others to proselytize on list.
So, I suppose to stay on this list, one needs a pretty tough hide and a
sense of when they are wasting the time of those who are very busy on this
list. one needs to understand the difference in religion in theory and in
practice and abstain from the latter or avoid it all together in a personal
context. Do not expect comments on all posts. From the size of the list
alone, chances are good that somebody read and appreciated it. If not, so
what, on we go. it is certainly never personal whether or not people are
interested in your topic. In fact, the list is rather impersonal because
the whole thing functions much better that way.
We do not ever intend to be mean to new people but we will seldom chat with
you on list. That is sort of like talking out loud in the movies--annoying
to most. Most of us will answer you off list, however, unless they have
something demanding most of their time at the moment. I do not think there
was ever a plan or plot for the list to be this way. It evolved over time
as the most functional way for it to operate. We are all pretty opinionated
people and certainly think for ourselves. that is why we are here. We are
also mostly pressed for time and so have become rather curt and to the point
with no-frills.
I am writing this in the hope that it explains us to some of the newcomers
who may be wondering why we seem so abrupt and even unfriendly at times.
Hope this helps. don't take it personally. stick around and you will read
some interesting things.
Amelia
----- Original Message -----
From: "nessie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [CTRL] Wormwood
> [EMAIL PROTECTED],Internet writes:
> >
> >Greetings,
> >
> >My first post.
> >
> >Question : Does Wormwood in Revelations equate to
>
> >Bitterroot National Forest?
>
> You should ask this on a list where it's on topic. This list is not about
> the interpretation of scripture. This list is about conspiracy theory.
> There are many, many lists, websites, and chat rooms devoted entirely to
> the interpretation of the scriptures of every religion imaginable. Asking
> your question there would be much more productive than asking here. Asking
> it here is off topic and, as such, disruptive. Since you're new here, you
> wont get flamed immediately for being disruptive. But if you intend to
> keep it up, you'd better have a thick shell, because you will most
> definitely become both the subject and the object of criticisms that you
> probably don't want to hear.
>
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