--- In [email protected], new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Averages are useful, but not refelctive of the core problem, IMO. > > Tell someone on a jammed freeway at rush hour that "the roads have > ample capacity to handle average traffic" you will probably be shot by > a roadrager. > > My premise is that when somone beyond the AMT-three, frankly I think > you have cut down to reasonable levels (but I include you since you > part of the original sample), sees pages and pages of > Spraig/Judy/Shemp posts, they just slap their forehead and go away. > Massive compulsive, drivel-prone, peak posters drive away thoughtful > posters. > > 60% of posts by 4 peaople. Or excluding you, 55% by three AMT people! > Its quite sick, compulsive and abusive IMO. They are choking, with > content and tone (Shemp and Judy (at times) per tone) what was once a > vibrant, friendly, supportive forum to a 60's encounter group with a > couple of non-stop loud-mouths.
If people don't want me here, just post that comment here on this thread and if enough people do so, I'll be happy to leave. > > I am not into enforcement -- far less than you on political and social > issues than you -- I imagine. I would prefer to see those that are > sick of 60% peak clogging of FFL to speak up. If 10 people do, > Sparaig, Judy and Shemp may GET it. I have hope for Judy and Sparaig. > > If several cycles of that doesn't work, I suggest that anyone can pull > the stats and if someone is above 10% for a one-day or greater period, > they are given a "time-out" for two weeks. Time-outs work for kids, > and are hardly abusive. They help inform and provide feedback to > people to help them "get a grip". For compulsive, rude, or obnoxious > for whom repeated group consensus to "cool it' don't have an effect, > then "time-outs" may be worth a try. > > I don't prefer the above time-outs. I prefer that 10 people stand up > and say that they are sick of three people posting 50% or so of posts > at peak times and ask them to please be become conscious of their > effect of driving others away. > > Or we just start a new group, and don't give them the address. :) > > By the way, your stats are off. > In Sept there have been 2841 posts. 130 by me. 4.5%. 6 a day. > > I like your idea of shooting for an average of 4. Some days, a bit > more, some days a bit less. > > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > Hey new.morning, > > > > I actually agree with you. But let's get more > > specific here. Since you're the one who wanted > > to set "guidelines" and "enforce" them, how > > many posts do YOU think I should limit myself > > to per day? > > > > Should I hold myself to your standard? During > > the month of September (so far) you sent an > > average of 6.14 posts per day, whereas I rudely > > sent an average of 8.7 posts per day. > > > > I will try my best in the future not only to > > not exceed your average, but to limit myself > > to less than half that amount, an average of > > no more than four posts per day. That is well > > below the median posting level for the group > > as a whole. Would that be satisfactory? > > > > If so, now see whether you can get the other > > three to do this. During September, their > > daily averages were as follows: > > > > authfriend -- 17.81 posts per day > > sparaig -- 18.05 posts per day > > shempmcgurk -- 12.19 posts per day > > > > Good luck. :-) > > > > > > --- In [email protected], new.morning <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > for sept 20-21 Approx 30 hours > > > > > > posts total % Cum % > > > sparaig 56 213 26% 26% > > > Judy 33 213 15% 42% > > > Shemp 24 213 11% 53% > > > Turq 12 213 6% 59% > > > > > > Several weeks ago when I did this spot 24 hour (or 100 post) check, > > > These four posters were a mere, but still intrusive and approching > > > abnoxious, 40% of total FFL posts. Now they are almost 60%. As they > > > say in the music biz, "Rising with a bullet". > > > > > > To other posters beyond these four: Do you really want to see FFL > > > taken over by this virus? I see full pages of 20-30 posts and they > > > are nearlly all Sparaig. Its difficult to even find posts not from > > > this clan of obsessives. > > > > > > Anyone else sick of thus choking of FFL? If so, open your window and > > > shout "I'm not going to take in any longer". Or simple post it. > > > 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 <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
