And this is your thoughtful response to a Member's suggestion? Your free speech 
defect is showing.
--- In [email protected], "Alex Stanley" <j_alexander_stanley@...> 
wrote:
>
> 
> 
> --- In [email protected], "danfriedman2002" <danfriedman2002@> 
> wrote:
> > 
> > Also, you obvious desire to eliminate any dissent on "his Yahoo
> > group", is obvious and misplaced. I have never expressed an 
> >"intent to unsubscribe".
> 
> I misinterpreted your words:
> 
> "Then I registered on Maharishi_Mahesh_Yogi, but recommend staying away from 
> this Yahoo Group; as a matter of fact, I'm going to cancel my membership in 
> it right now."
> 
> I assumed "this Yahoo Group" was referring to the one you posted it on (FFL), 
> as opposed to the other group, Maharishi_Mahesh_Yogi. It sounded to me like 
> you were going to cancel your membership in FFL. 
> 
> My desire isn't so much to eliminate dissent but to eliminate needless, 
> unproductive whining about meta issues. When the posting limits were 
> proposed, there was support behind it from a lot of people, and the limits 
> were put in place (BTW, I was not in favor of posting limits.) You, OTOH, are 
> a single voice whining about how the group is run, with no one joining in to 
> support you. And, my recollection is that this isn't the first time you've 
> done this.
> 
> Requesting a ban on forwarded emails is a major restriction on what is 
> otherwise an extreme free speech zone. That rule would mean that the 
> informational TMO emails that Dick Mays posts here would be against the 
> rules. So, how do we allow people to post useful info in the form of 
> forwarded emails while preventing people from posting forwarded emails that 
> Dan Friedman, alone, doesn't think should be posted? Make FFL moderated, you 
> a moderator, and have you approve every post? Not gonna happen.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > --- In [email protected], "Alex Stanley" <j_alexander_stanley@> 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- In [email protected], "danfriedman2002" 
> > > <danfriedman2002@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Moderators,
> > > > 
> > > > Can FairfieldLife adopt a Policy restricting non-member posting?
> > > > This issue has come up before, and has led to many 
> > > > misunderstandings.
> > >  
> > > Probably not gonna happen. It's basically a Law of Nature that if Rick 
> > > receives something interesting in email, he's very likely to post it to 
> > > FFL. This is his Yahoo group, and he's set it up the way he wants it set 
> > > up. You clearly have major issues with how this group is run, so I 
> > > suggest you follow through with your intent to unsubscribe because it's 
> > > highly unlikely that Rick is going to change the group to accommodate 
> > > your particular needs.
> > >
> >
>


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