"sordid details" I would join any forum with this name. Great name for a band too!
--- In [email protected], "Marek Reavis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would second Doug's remarks and suggestion. There's no need to > censor anyone, but a bit more focus in the subject description would > allow everyone who now participates to continue to do so, but the bulk > of the subject matter discussed might be welcomed by more people, who > might then rejoin the discussion and make FFL even better. > > It was very valuable for me to be able to ask the group if there were > people willing to offer me input on a case I'm handling, but to do it > off the forum. That way no one else besides those who self-selected > had to be subjected to the sordid details. > > Thanks, Doug. > > ** > > --- In [email protected], "dhamiltony2k5" > <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "wayback71" <wayback71@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > ...based on the first 1.5 days of November: > > > > > > > > Total posts: 323 > > > > > > > > sparaig: 71 > > > > shempmcgurk: 44 > > > > authfriend: 42 > > > > > > > > Almost *half* the total output of the forum... > > > > > > > > Whole *pages* in Message View that consist > > > > of nothing but sparaig, shemp, and Judy > > > > arguing with each other, and with MDixon... > > > > > > > > It's going to be a long, long winter... > > > > > > > Frankly, I think they should set up their own chat room. > > > > >They all have some good things > > > to offer, but no one seems able to get them to turn down the > > quantity, despite repeated > > > requests. > > > > > ...Yes, FFL posts have become mostly personal reply stuff that ought > > to go off to the side between them, as the FFL guidelines do > > suggest. These folks seem to now hold the platform and the thrill > > of performing on it. Unrestrained or having other purposes > > evidently. > > > > I run in to a lot of people here in FF who simply no longer > > regularly read FFL or participate in FFL much any more because of > > this overly-large volume of off-topic stuff burying the list. For > > instance, like with this recent John Kerry 'was right' thread, it > > had no point of referal to FF or FFL or the TM.org meditating > > community and from the first post was simply a personal exchange > > that went on and on. Yes, they have succeeded in off-ing the list > > to their own mostly. Stuff like that could be read on the CNN or > > FOX news lists. > > > > Rick, it could help a lot by tightening the language of the FFL > > subject description, taking it back from 'anything goes'. That > > would give the list back its community purpose that could guide the > > FFL community of it. Right now it is without guide here as these > > people prove that anything subject goes and they dump it here in FFL. > > > > This FFL list originally was started to be an open forum discussion > > that could be used about FF and FFL, an open forum by contrast with > > the TM-org where their hold of 'open' discussion is tightly produced > > and controlled in their ways to their end. > > > > In the community of the TM-org, FFL was unique in that the > > discussion could be open to discernment. Because of this internet > > form of e-groups which came along, FFL was a fresh breeze for the > > meditating community here as it came along and FFL has been a breeze > > which has been very helpful to a lot of people as they have looked > > at the TM-org and their participation with it. > > > > In FF, FFL has been incredibly useful because the discernment of > > things TM-org can be instant and public here. > > > > Rick, it would be extremely helpful now to the list here as FFL to > > drop the 'anything goes' language from the list description and the > > guidelines. Just keep the rest of the list description as is if you > > like. Droppping the 'anything goes' language then people can self- > > edit and self-govern the list as there is something to write to, and > > not just 'anything goes'. The bylaw as you have it written is > > untenable and is just running the list down. > > > > With Kind Regards from FF, > > > > -Doug > > > 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/
