Baloney!
On Aug 17, 2010, at 4:58 AM, Ian Glendinning wrote: > "Sorry" would have done Bo but you are, it appears, incorrigible. > > Well done Horse. Do your worst. > > I owe the group an apology too ... but as Horse pointed out ... Bo's > arguments are largely personal attacks, and I responded to one such > aimed at me personally, almost a month ago. Sorry. > > Ian > > On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 8:58 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> Horse >> I have an understanding for rules and regulations and those expelled >> this far - Squonk, Maxwell, Bradford - violated the normal rules of >> behavior, particularly the latter's appearance" at the MOQ Conference >> was unforgiving, but my take of the MOQ that Pirsig - far from having >> rejected - has approached gradually, and has said "...if having quality >> will percolate ...etc." and percolated it has. I have no idea how these >> your rules are to be complied with. If I start and end my posts with "In >> my opinion" I can manage, but not much can be said about the MOQ >> without touching on what you use so many contemptuous call-signs for >> (a beloved child has many names we say) ZAMM conveys it and >> about half of LILA Strange that you chose to act the security agent >> spending your day counting how many times a post contains the >> forbidden words and how many posts a day per person. I don't fathom >> why the "righteous" just can't ignore inputs that don't interest them - >> Magnus' "stacks" died quickly - but I guess it's when I point to them >> inadvertently trespassing into their own forbidden field that enrages >> them so much. I guess you have to throw me out the front door, like >> Phaedrus I refuse to slink out by the back one. >> >> Bodvar >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 16 Aug 2010 at 22:02, Horse wrote: >> >>> [FROM THE OWNER AND ADMINISTRATOR OF MOQ_DISCUSS] >>> >>> Imagine this sound >>> >>> kerrr-ACK >>> >>> Do you know what that sound is? >>> >>> On 15/08/2010 17:12, [email protected] wrote: >>>> <SNIP> >>>> Thanks Platt, this put things in the right perspective, I feel a >>>> bit sorry for Horse being caught with his pants down and his liberal >>>> attitude so badly tainted. >>> >>> It's the sound of the camel's back breaking. And here it goes again: >>> >>>> Anyway, the SOL refuses to go away for the obvious reason >>>> that it IS the idea that the MOQ is founded on and all threads on >>>> the MOQ will end there. >>>> >>> >>> So for the last 10-12 years or so I've been very reasonable, very >>> liberal and very much inclined to discuss my decisions relating to the >>> running of MD and my reward for this has been to have a few members of >>> MD at various times shove shit in my face. So it stops here. And it >>> stops now. >>> >>> I made what I thought was a reasonable request in a reasonable and >>> polite way and what I get is Bo being insulting, piss-taking and >>> derogatory. In addition to this, he also continues to ply the same >>> shit that I've asked him to cease in the same way that he has >>> continued to do so since the last time I asked him. Obviously making a >>> request (polite or otherwise) as the administrator and owner of MD is >>> not the way to deal with those on the list who think I'm some sort of >>> fucking sap! >>> >>> As has been pointed out in the past, this is my house and my rules so >>> from now on when I make a request that someone stops whatever >>> behaviour I feel is inappropriate then that behaviour stops. >>> Immediately. If it doesn't then you're out - no argument, no second >>> warning. Re-instatement will only occur when an apology to myself and >>> the forum is received, as well as an undertaking that the behaviour >>> will not be repeated. If it is repeated then removal will be >>> permanent. >>> >>> If you think it's amusing or clever to take the piss out of me, >>> criticize me, accuse me of censorship or generally make unpleasant, >>> derogatory or insulting remarks for doing my best to do my job (and do >>> it properly and well) as administrator of this list then you will >>> discover that you won't be participating in MD discussions any longer. >>> Similarly, if you want to play stupid word games with me over one of >>> my decisions or try and provoke or antagonise me for doing my job as >>> administrator you'll be removed without any warning whatsoever. >>> Hopefully, if you've read this far, you'll get the gist of what I'm >>> saying - My House, My Rules. >>> >>> If you don't like any of the above then now is the time to re-consider >>> whether you want to continue to participate in these discussions. If >>> you don't feel that you can continue under these conditions then >>> leave. >>> >>> You used to have an administrator who tried to be reasonable and fair >>> and tried to take everybody's opinion into account but, unfortunately, >>> due to the abuse of a few members (not just Bo) that person has now >>> retired and you have me in his place. >>> >>> So Bo, I hope you're reading this because here's what you're going to >>> do: >>> >>> If you want to discuss the SOL/SIM/SOLAQI (or whatever new acronym you >>> think up) then you make it _very_ _very_ clear that it is your >>> interpretation. You do not imply that the SOL has anything to do with >>> Pirsigs version of the MoQ. You do not state that the SOL >>> interpretation is the one true version of the MoQ - or state anything >>> similar. You do not interject into a conversation with your SOL >>> nonsense. You start a new thread. You do not post more than twice a >>> day with regard to the SOL interpretation. >>> >>> The above also goes for those who support your position. >>> >>> I would also greatly appreciate others not provoking Bo or his >>> supporters as this is unfair and unreasonable. I, and the majority >>> here, are sick to death of this incomprehensible and pointless >>> nonsense, so the less that you peddle it the happier most people will >>> be. >>> >>> I'm sorry that it's come to this as it's not the way I would have >>> preferred but that's the way it is from now on. >>> >>> Thank you all for your time >>> >>> Horse [Administrator] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> "Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring >>> production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid." - Frank >>> Zappa >>> >>> Moq_Discuss mailing list >>> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >>> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >>> Archives: >>> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >>> http://moq.org/md/archives.html >>> >>> >> >> >> Moq_Discuss mailing list >> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> Archives: >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> http://moq.org/md/archives.html >> > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html ___ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
