Rick, you really need to get rid of this guy. --- anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anonymousff > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > It's a minor annoyance to most of us but one > fellow in the UK > said > > he reads > > > FFL on a public library computer and can no > longer get in > because of its > > > "adult" classification. If this is the result of > someone > complaining to > > > Yahoo, then I'd say they have a serious case of > "if you don't > play > > my way > > > I'm taking my football and going home" syndrome. > Multiply that > tendency > > > 1,000 times and you have a terrorist blowing up > innocent people. > > > > > > > Because there's a total lack of civility seen in > other groups, > because > > there are people who get their rocks off by > playing "now I've got > you, > > so sonofabitch", because there are "Drs" who > should keep their > > diagnosis to their own unfortunate clients and not > to FFL, there > are > > people out to get FFL closed down in the belief > that freedom of > speech > > does not include deriding and belittling people > over and over and > > over again. If this is such a spiritual group, > why aren't people > > called when they do such things to people? It's > possible that > someone > > tried to get FFL closed down because of someone > posting > inappropriate > > material then someone complained once again to > Yahoo. Rick knows > the > > whole story, only he's keeping it quiet. Quiet is > something Rick > > should not be. He's the group owner and moderator. > Quiet makes him > > accomplice. Posting rules doesn't cut it. > Cutting someone down > when > > they go on the attack is what needs to be done. > > > > Unless, until FFL polices itself, there will be > people trying > > everything they can to get FFL closed down, > including interviewing > > with and being hired by Yahoo so they can then > have the power to > pull > > the plug on not only FFL but all the members with > Yahoo email > > addresses so the group can't reform. > > > > Characterize it (character, what an interesting > word) as a "play > by my > > rules or I take my ball home" if you wish. Read > the posts and > tell me > > if there has been sufficient civility to warrant > FFL continuing > > another second. > > > > Play by the rules of civility or the group will be > closed down, if > > bribes, calling in favors from friends in infamous > families, and > > endless number of complaints against Yahoo don't > close don't this > > group, nothing will. Play by the rules of > civility and people > won't > > feel they've entered a minefield where whatever > they post will be > > pounced upon again and again and again. And won't > feel the need to > > stiffle "free" speech. Or spend their free time > networking to find > > just the right person to get the plug pulled on > FFL. > > > > Terrorists? Disappointed you can't access FFL > from a public > library? > > Blame the major flippant posters of FFL for that. > If you go to the > > site and suddenly it's no longer there, blame said > posters for > that as > > well. And blame yourself for not saying "cut that > out" in > response to > > the uncivil posts. > > > > BTW, the posts of Rudra Joe were enough to get > this group an Adult > > rating or deletion years ago. It just took a > while for Yahoo to > catch > > on. > > > > Get it? > > > Oh darn...it got posted. I was ranting a bit folks, > again, and > didn't mean to hit the send key. I really must stop > being so sneaky > and making vague threats to you all. My buttons got > pushed, > especially by Rudra Joe, way back when. And Dr. > Pete- who I now > acknowledge really nailed it when he addressed my > posting several > back. > > And that stuff I just said about 'if bribes, calling > in favors from > friends in infamous families, and endless number of > complaints > against Yahoo don't close don't this group, nothing > will. Play by > the rules of civility...etc '. I really overstepped > my bounds, and > realize that empty threats don't amount to much, > especially > anaonymously... > > So anyway, keep up the free exchange of ideas, and I > will try my > best to restrain myself in the future...I for one > really hope we are > able to get this site back to a non-Adult Category > again. Cheers. > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Need Help? Get Help! Tools and Strategies for > Healthy Drug-Free Living</a>. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/wI.OUB/dbOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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