Thanks Gabby. I didn't know Molly was over 50.
On Oct 5, 2:40 pm, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay, this is my text styling suggestion for an altered introduction here. > > I hope the strength of its organic growth has become more visible after the > haircut and a few decent colour enhancements here and there. I left in what > I see as necessary cosmetic lies but deleted and altered all avoidance > suggestions. I tried to tone this whole thing down to a level where it looks > less of an invitation to challenge the big mouth behind the control deck but > rather a genuine group effort to see these things happening. The > non-exclusion of plural and oral aspects in reflection as might be > associated with “Minds Eye” are hoped to have been saved from eager grammar > cleansers in its MINDS EYE shape. > > *Welcome* > > * > * > > MINDS EYE welcomes anyone in a spirit of hospitality. > > There are a few rules. We'd expect anyone reasonably sound in spirit not to > have to consider them before posting. We really intend them for use in > dealing with nuisance. Or they serve you to give you an orientation of where > you are. We intend a warm and friendly spirit and to recognize and reflect > the spirit of the group. > > All you need to do to join is either put up a new post or comment in an > existing thread. This message will go to our moderation page in the first > place and you’ll quickly be out of the moderation process and able to post > directly. This is how we keep out spammers. > > Keep on making meaningful contributions to the group and enjoy the exchange > here on MINDS EYE. > > Present MINDS EYE moderators are Archytas, Molly, and Ornamentalmind. None > of us share the same religious or political views, thus we hope that there > is no peculiar bias in moderation, though we are all white, broadly > middle-class, native speakers of English, and aged 50+. You can email > us<[email protected]>if you need a private consultation. > > *MINDS EYE Posting Guidelines* > > * > * > > *1. New Member Moderation* > > All new members of MINDS EYE are initially moderated. This means that a new > member's posts will not appear immediately, rather they will be held in a > queue until an administrator has checked them over and released them to the > group. The group's moderators are spread across several time zones and work > schedules, thus this process generally happens within a few hours. Sometimes > it's much quicker. However, your patience is appreciated if it is the > weekend or a public holiday. After a few posts we will take new members off > of moderation, thus allowing their messages to appear immediately. > > We take a strong line on posts from new members which contain links. Farming > hits for your website or blog from MINDS EYE is very likely to get you > banned. After your moderation has been removed and you have proven yourself > capable of meaningful contribution, we would tend to be more relaxed about > you linking back to your website, assuming it is relevant and not just > blatant hit farming. > > *2. Etiquette & Principles* > > 2.1. Do not "flame" people. MINDS EYE is a group intended for rational > discussions. Aggressive/bullying posts are unwelcome. Find constructive ways > to enlighten your view instead. > > 2.2. Attacks upon immutable human characteristics (race, disability, sexual > orientation, et al) are totally unacceptable. > > 2.3. Debates about a person's deeply held values, beliefs, or way of life, > should be tempered with a high level of respect and civility. These debates > have been some of our most interesting over the years, and they work, or > not, based upon the level of mutual respect and honesty extended by each > side. If your motive is to ridicule members, or spread bad feeling, please > do not bother to post. > > 2.4. We've tackled a fair few sacred cows over the years and these are > always interesting discussions. However, by their nature, these debates are > very likely to stir up emotions. Please accept that there may be people with > radically different opinions to yours which they hold equally as strongly. > MINDS EYE is a forum for you to interact with such people and learn more > about them as well as about yourself. > > 2.5. Posting irrelevant asides, snide comments, or generally trying to > derail a discussion, is not in the spirit of the group. If you have nothing > to contribute to a discussion, move on, start a new thread, or just be happy > reading what other people have posted. > > 2.6. Do not preach, proselytize, or patronize: we are here to discuss ideas, > not be recruited to a particular religion or other belief system. The > membership of MINDS EYE is fantastically diverse in terms of member's ages, > national and family backgrounds, levels of education, forms of spirituality, > life experience, and professional vocations. We are discussing here on a > peer to peer level. > > 2.7. *Ad hominem* is not accepted, in the most serious circumstances, could > see you moderated or banned. Wikipedia defines *ad > hominem*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem>as "replying to an argument > or factual claim by attacking or appealing to a > characteristic or belief of the person making the argument or claim, rather > than by addressing the substance of the argument or producing evidence > against the claim. > > *3. Quoting / Citations* > > 3.1. Copy/pasting reams of text from a website, without a citation, gives > the impression that you are claiming the work as your own. Given that this > is probably not the case, please attribute the quote to its author or > source. > > 3.2. When quoting from a website, do not copy/paste the entire article. Try > and limit your citation to a paragraph or two, and, of course, please > provide the link. > > 3.3. If you wish to reproduce content from MINDS EYE elsewhere, we ask you > to seek permission of the author(s). > > *4. Crossposting/multiposting* > > Crossposting is <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting> "the act of > posting the same message to multiple forums, mailing lists, or newsgroups". > It is sometimes known as multiposting. MINDS EYE is a discussion forum and > we encourage you to take part, not treat the group as a one-way audience for > your message. We consider crossposting to be the equivalent to spamming, > thus it could see you banned. Depending on previous form, the moderators may > take a more lenient stand with existing members; however, be clear, repeated > crossposting may see you moderated or banned. > > *5. Bannings* > > All decisions regarding disciplinary actions up to and including banishment > from the group are discussed thoroughly among the moderators before any > decision is made. None of the moderators take it upon themselves to > discipline a member of the group. Disciplinary actions include, but are not > limited to: warnings, return to moderated status, and banishment from the > group. All bannings and moderations are voted on. > > *6. Legal Ground* > > Last but not least let’s not forget that we are all walking on Google land > here. This is the rules we’ve agreed to: > http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS<http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS> > .
