Dear Tom, Just to clear one thing up. I never paid any attention to post counts, because I never knew anything about limits. I probably should have; no doubt I was sent this information. But if ignorance is no excuse under the law, you at least should know that I was plumb dumb about this regulation, and it did not seem indulgent for the authorities to overlook this initial flouting of the rules, when, as a recent arrival in this country (FFL), I had no idea that there were any binding laws of the road. And besides, I found myself, once I began posting, having to fend off or respond to a multitude of voices, each one more or less making a demand upon me to clarify, to prove myself.
Of course had I known about the rule, you may be sure I would have conformed. And since it is the spirit not the letter of the law that counts, are you willing to say that, in suspending the normal punishment when it came to me, the editors at FFL violated your sense of justice? Because if this is your experience, I am willing, in being sincerely convinced of this conviction of yours, to TAKE THE NEXT WEEK OFF FROM POSTING. Would it seem a more just universe if I did this? I assure you I am willing to bear the consequences of my actions. MZ --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall <thomas.pall@...> wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 6:08 PM, Rick Archer <rick@...> wrote: > > > > > > > *From:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto: > > FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Tom Pall > > *Sent:* Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:45 PM > > *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe > > William of Occam**** > > > > ** ** > > > > **** > > > > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Alex Stanley < > > j_alexander_stanley@...> wrote:**** > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, maskedzebra <no_reply@> wrote: > > >**** > > > > > (And if this post gets me kicked off of FFL, so be it.**** > > > > As much as my inner adolescent would *love* an excuse to shout, "Take off, > > zebra!", FFL is a hardcore free-speech zone, with the only strictly enforced > > restrictions being 50 posts per week and no porn or links to porn.**** > > > > ** ** > > > > > > So you and Rick want to have it both ways, eh? 50 post limit, except when > > applied to someone your inner adolescent would "love" and excuse to shout > > "Take off, zebra"? **** > > > > ** ** > > > > Has he exceeded the 50-post limit? If so, he should be off for a week, like > > anyone else.**** > > > > > It's not has he but did he. But we must make allowances for newbies. They > don't know any better. It's not like newbies are as smart or as famous as > Robin C. Heck, when I first saw a post count published every day I asked > if there was a post limit. Seemed to me that if you're publishing the > number of posts people make every day, there just might be a limit. But I'm > just another bloke. Nobody special. >
