Les, thanks for voicing what some of us have been wondering about, too. I agree with the folks who believe this is not a forum to post links about the war for the purpose of "educating" or proving a point. A better choice would be to forward a link to those people you believe would be interested or send it to the PC yahoo group.
Though I don't think we should have a posting limit, people could do some self-moderating. 1) if you want to contribute to several topics for that day, you could bundle up your responses in 1 or 2 emails, particularly if you only have a one line response (this is common list etiquette). 2) Is your response contributing to a group discussion or are you really just responding to a single person- i.e., does the whole list need to read what you are really just saying to a particular person - if not, send it privately. 3) My instinct last month was to switch to Joni-only like so many of us did. But, then I thought, well if I'm not interested in the list, then *I* need to post more about what I find interesting. And I was psyched this week when a little fire got started at Joni-only and people started discussing things enthusiastically again. And if it helps to know, folkbiz, the other music list I'm on is also wrangling with what to do about war/political posts and debates. But in their case it's easier - the list is moderated. No political debates allowed. And it is a far less interesting list to be on - not much of a community at all. Jenny --- Les Irvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Joniphiles - > > Can we talk? Does the JMDL seem to have taken on a > different flavor > lately? Does it seem to have lost some of its sense > of community? Does > anyone else feel this way? I find myself more and > more simply skimming > through posts rather than reading them. That makes > me sad. > > It just feels like there's something missing. Maybe > it's the content of > late. I don't particularly care for the political > threads which seem to be > dominating in the last few months (I know others > feel differently). Given > that, I have even less of a liking for the thought > of any kind of moderation. > > What can be done? I am really interested in a > frank, civilized discussion > on the state of the list. Along with a list of > grievances, I'd also > appreciate some real suggestions on how to actively > improve the JMDL. > > Through the years, I've heard a lot of people say > that this list is one of > the best on the Internet. I feel like it's in > danger of losing that > distinction. > > Please voice your opinion and help me put this list > back on top. > > Thanks in advance, > Les Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
