Sweet Jesus, Ed agrees with me. I've always said that Ed has the perfect model for a forum and the forums I run are under this model.
--- Ed Leafe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 16, 2006, at 3:01 AM, Bill Arnold wrote: > > > I know, we can use filters and the delete key, and > some of us do. Too > > many others have simply voted with their feet by > leaving. > > > > We all cherish free speech, and nobody wants to be > accused of stifling > > thoughtful contributions in any way, but at the > same time we really > > need > > something to defend the forum from people who get > their jollies by > > abusing it. > > > > Suggestions? > > We don't need to "defend the forum"; it's doing OK > all by itself. > > You and I don't get to decide what is "thoughtful" > and what isn't > for anyone but ourselves. If you deem someone to not > be worthy of > your time, you are perfectly free to twit them out. > But it seems that > you are unwilling to do this simple task and solve > your concerns. It > also seems that you are unwilling to ignore those > who you find > thoughtless. Yet you want others to impose your > personal filter > choices on everyone else. How many times in the last > month alone have > you replied to something 'thoughtless'? > > If you don't like a TV show, don't watch it. It > isn't up to the TV > station to reflect your preferences, and it isn't up > to the > government to impose your TV preferences on anyone > else. > > If you don't like someone's contributions here, > filter them out. It > isn't up to the list to reflect your preferences, > and it isn't up to > me to impose your reading preferences on anyone > else. > > -- Ed Leafe > -- http://leafe.com > -- http://dabodev.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > Support Stem Cell Research Find a Cure for Liberalism http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/2063714 Right Wing Gear http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
