I'm going to address this in the open since that is where it was posted. Guidelines are just that - something to guide us. This is not about being a control freak, if that was the case I would have deleted Mike's post since it ended up being deferred due to being such a long message. I did not agree with everything Mike said, but he made some valid points. Mike and I are friends. I spent enough time with him for him to form an opinion of me. I respect that.
Christine's message, unlike my original "friendly reminder" post, and your message Tim are just downright rude and disrespectful. If you want to do something constructive, volunteer your time to the MOU to make it the organization you wish it to be. Comments like "Making rules, making limitations, being in charge, etc. etc. etc. ad nauseum--it makes them feel happy inside. Let's not make them happy." are counterproductive. Overall Paul, Dave, Tony and I have let things be which is the way I like it. I'm not here to be a control freak, I was asked to participate as a moderator. It is a thankless job especially with ungrateful people getting on a soapbox to vent. I've typed and deleted a lot of messages today. This one needed to be sent. Regards, Terry --- "Houghton, Timothy D. " <[email protected]> wrote: > Personally, I like Hendrickson's long response and > Conrad's short. They make the most sense to > me--broad and reasonable. > > I also sympathize with Christine Olson--she received > a particular response that was punkish and asinine. > > There's an anal mentality that likes to limit and > control. (Understand that I'm not referring to any > specific individuals--I'm making a general > observat). It likes power and is easily corrupted. > It's possible that there are people out there who > would like to call in Mr. Spock from the Star Trek > Enterprise and use him as a consultant--toward the > creation of an enormous rule book with stern and > inflexible laws governing the MOU listserve. And > there would be severe penalites for lawbreakers. > There are people out there who want to dictate > everything--they want to even tell us what to > report. If they thought they could get away with it, > they would even tell us what arguments we are > allowed to make. Some of them are very sensitive to > criticism of anything they don't like. They know > what's right and they know what's wrong. And what > they they think is right is what we're all supposed > to believe. Making rules, making limitations, being > in charge, etc. etc. etc. ad nauseum--it makes them > feel happy inside. Let's not make them happy. > > Tim Houghton > (Clear Lake) > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html
