[FairfieldLife] India finally learns how to do some very decent CGI
Baahubali - The Beginning | Official Trailer | Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, SS Rajamouli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NQRhE772b0 Haven't seen or read reviews -- trailer looks awesome.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Maybe Rick gave Buck the job to learn how he would fail. On 06/08/2015 10:44 AM, jason_gre...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Allowing Buck to moderate is a bad idea. He dishes out the same Kool-Aid. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GfG0ofh8-MM/VXQ-eaKldPI/A_A/SKumQYyjUYs/s910/Kool_Aid_1956.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GfG0ofh8-MM/VXQ-eaKldPI/A_A/SKumQYyjUYs/s910/Kool_Aid_1956.jpg --- jamesalan735@... wrote : *Doug Hamilton has volunteered to moderate and to limit his moderation to ensuring adherence to Yahoo’s guidelines and no more.* He will not moderate with his puritanical Buck alter-ego. Click on the link below to see a sample of how Doug Hamilton has commonly used FFL over the years. This is from a few weeks ago. Posts such as this are interspersed with incessant whining about how FFL is inappropriately run. In the hiring business, a common phrase is Hire for attitude, train for skill. Well, I doubt if there will be any training for skill in this moderator position. Based on my observations of his approach to FFL, I don't see that Doug has either the attitude or the capacity to 'moderate' himself or FFL. However, the deed is done, and I guess only time will tell. Fairfield Life https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/414168 image https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/414168 Fairfield Life https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/414168 Fairfield Life focuses on topics of interest to seekers (and finders) of truth and liberation everywhere. Fairfield, Iowa is home to Maharishi University of Mana... View on groups.yahoo.com https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/414168 Preview by Yahoo --- rick@... mailto:rick@... wrote ---dhamiltony2k5@... mailto:dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. –JaiGuruYou It was a wedding. Ordinarily you wouldn’t find me in church. Almost daily, various people urge me to moderate FFL or get someone to do it. With BatGap and my other responsibilities, I don’t have the time. I believe in very minimal moderation, at least for FFL. I think the “anything goes” nature of it has contributed to its success and longevity. But I think we are obligated to at least abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. Theoretically, frequent violation of those guidelines could get the group shut down. *Doug Hamilton has volunteered to moderate and to limit his moderation to ensuring adherence to Yahoo’s guidelines and no more.*He will not moderate with his puritanical Buck alter-ego. I know some will bristle at what they perceive as a restriction of their freedom of speech, but different types of speech are appropriate in different contexts, and again, in the context of a Yahoo group, we are obligated to abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. So I’m going to try this and see how it goes. If Doug abuses his authority and/or fails to moderate fairly and objectively, I will revoke his moderator status. --- turquoiseb@... mailto:turquoiseb@... wrote : Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. *From:*j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife] mailto:j_alexander_stanley@...%20[FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---dhamiltony2k5@... mailto:dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being
[FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Allowing Buck to moderate is a bad idea. He dishes out the same Kool-Aid. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GfG0ofh8-MM/VXQ-eaKldPI/A_A/SKumQYyjUYs/s910/Kool_Aid_1956.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GfG0ofh8-MM/VXQ-eaKldPI/A_A/SKumQYyjUYs/s910/Kool_Aid_1956.jpg --- jamesalan735@... wrote : Doug Hamilton has volunteered to moderate and to limit his moderation to ensuring adherence to Yahoo’s guidelines and no more. He will not moderate with his puritanical Buck alter-ego. Click on the link below to see a sample of how Doug Hamilton has commonly used FFL over the years. This is from a few weeks ago. Posts such as this are interspersed with incessant whining about how FFL is inappropriately run. In the hiring business, a common phrase is Hire for attitude, train for skill. Well, I doubt if there will be any training for skill in this moderator position. Based on my observations of his approach to FFL, I don't see that Doug has either the attitude or the capacity to 'moderate' himself or FFL. However, the deed is done, and I guess only time will tell. Fairfield Life https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/414168 https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/414168 Fairfield Life https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/414168 Fairfield Life focuses on topics of interest to seekers (and finders) of truth and liberation everywhere. Fairfield, Iowa is home to Maharishi University of Mana... View on groups.yahoo.com https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/414168 Preview by Yahoo --- rick@... mailto:rick@... wrote --- dhamiltony2k5@... mailto:dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. –JaiGuruYou It was a wedding. Ordinarily you wouldn’t find me in church. Almost daily, various people urge me to moderate FFL or get someone to do it. With BatGap and my other responsibilities, I don’t have the time. I believe in very minimal moderation, at least for FFL. I think the “anything goes” nature of it has contributed to its success and longevity. But I think we are obligated to at least abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. Theoretically, frequent violation of those guidelines could get the group shut down. Doug Hamilton has volunteered to moderate and to limit his moderation to ensuring adherence to Yahoo’s guidelines and no more. He will not moderate with his puritanical Buck alter-ego. I know some will bristle at what they perceive as a restriction of their freedom of speech, but different types of speech are appropriate in different contexts, and again, in the context of a Yahoo group, we are obligated to abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. So I’m going to try this and see how it goes. If Doug abuses his authority and/or fails to moderate fairly and objectively, I will revoke his moderator status. --- turquoiseb@... mailto:turquoiseb@... wrote : Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife] mailto:j_alexander_stanley@...%20[FairfieldLife]; FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. --- dhamiltony2k5@... mailto:dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL.
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
I have not posted here for a while, although I have been reading some of the posts. I applaud the decision to appoint a moderator, which is long overdue. I suggest that some flexibility might be adopted in moderating this group. Posters who are ajudged to have violated the Yahoo! guidelines might first be given a warning before being banned. There could even be two warnings, creating a kind of “three strikes and you’re out” system. Another approach would simply be for the moderator to delete without comment or further repercussions posts deemed to have violated the guidelines. Also, not all banishments, perhaps none of them, should be forever. People could be banned for a week, two weeks, a month, whatever. Lengthy bans of, say, more than six months, could be imposed only by unanimous agreeement of three people: the newly appointed moderator, plus Rick and Alex. Perhaps a system could be developed that would use some or all of these suggestions, as appropriate. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jamesalan735@... wrote : Doug Hamilton has volunteered to moderate and to limit his moderation to ensuring adherence to Yahoo’s guidelines and no more. He will not moderate with his puritanical Buck alter-ego. Click on the link below to see a sample of how Doug Hamilton has commonly used FFL over the years. This is from a few weeks ago. Posts such as this are interspersed with incessant whining about how FFL is inappropriately run. In the hiring business, a common phrase is Hire for attitude, train for skill. Well, I doubt if there will be any training for skill in this moderator position. Based on my observations of his approach to FFL, I don't see that Doug has either the attitude or the capacity to 'moderate' himself or FFL. However, the deed is done, and I guess only time will tell. Fairfield Life https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/414168 https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/414168 Fairfield Life https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/414168 Fairfield Life focuses on topics of interest to seekers (and finders) of truth and liberation everywhere. Fairfield, Iowa is home to Maharishi University of Mana... View on groups.yahoo.com https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/414168 Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... mailto:rick@... wrote From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 7:57 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. –JaiGuruYou It was a wedding. Ordinarily you wouldn’t find me in church. Almost daily, various people urge me to moderate FFL or get someone to do it. With BatGap and my other responsibilities, I don’t have the time. I believe in very minimal moderation, at least for FFL. I think the “anything goes” nature of it has contributed to its success and longevity. But I think we are obligated to at least abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. Theoretically, frequent violation of those guidelines could get the group shut down. Doug Hamilton has volunteered to moderate and to limit his moderation to ensuring adherence to Yahoo’s guidelines and no more. He will not moderate with his puritanical Buck alter-ego. I know some will bristle at what they perceive as a restriction of their freedom of speech, but different types of speech are appropriate in different contexts, and again, in the context of a Yahoo group, we are obligated to abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. So I’m going to try this and see how it goes. If Doug abuses his authority and/or fails to moderate fairly and objectively, I will revoke his moderator status. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... mailto:turquoiseb@... wrote : Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
That's reasonable. I wonder what Doug is thinking now? What are you thinking Doug? It would be nice if you truly started to talk with us, considering the wide gulf in what we think is real. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : Awww, what say les give Doug a chance. Heck , he hasn't banned me for calling Marshy (well deserved) names so he's ok in my book. Besides, Rick has promised to tan his hide if he crosses that moderator line. From: jamesalan735@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 12:36 PM Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show Doug Hamilton has volunteered to moderate and to limit his moderation to ensuring adherence to Yahoo’s guidelines and no more.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Egg Rationing?
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/3f/df/e0/3fdfe09fd42f1db9202cc3f23abdaae0.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/3f/df/e0/3fdfe09fd42f1db9202cc3f23abdaae0.jpg --- noozguru@... wrote : Apparently so at least in Texas. More end times stuff? Is the Bird Flu a conspiracy? http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/05/the-largest-grocer-in-the-texas-is-now-rationing-eggs/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/05/the-largest-grocer-in-the-texas-is-now-rationing-eggs/ Poor Mikey and Willy.
[FairfieldLife] Another billionaire who gets it
Billionaire Cartier Owner Sees Wealth Gap Fueling Social Unrest http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-08/billionaire-cartier-owner-sees-wealth-gap-fueling-social-unrest I suppose there will be some here who see this as Marxist Claptrap. :-D
[FairfieldLife] Zeppelin in the land of the Ved...
This'll be a treat. If you heard their excellent Unledded album with it's blend of ethnic percussion and orchestral arrangements you'll know what sort of mystical shenanigans these guys like to get up to. This was probably recorded when they wrote the epic track Kashmir. Expect the grand and the stirring. When Led Zeppelin visited India - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-33017725 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-33017725 When Led Zeppelin visited India - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-33017725 Sidharth Bhatia recalls the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin's visit to India's entertainment capital in 1972. View on www.bbc.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-33017725 Preview by Yahoo
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
I think you must have misunderstood something I said again. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : I am sorry your memory is not what it used to be. You used to be able to pull something up from the past in a snap. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Oh, I still stand by what I said. Not sure where you got the idea I'd dropped it. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : I do not see why it would be necessary to understand you because that never seems possible anyway. Nice to see you have dropped the 'I stand by what I said' approach. Relying on what one has said in the past has issues. For example, it is possible we are smarter now than in the past and need to revise our thinking. Or maybe, less smart. I do have an hypothesis about your recent posting: that you think Barry's posting will be controlled in some way now, though it remains to be seen just how that will work out, as you two in the past seemed to be the primary polar opposites on FFL. Barry's method, it seems to me, was similar to the way one would handle dealing with ISIS effectively. I am all for ISIS being neutralised. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : I don't think I need to explain anything to you. I think if you reread what I wrote, carefully this time--several times if necessary--you'll see why your question was based on a misunderstanding. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : 'You are holding...' was a question. Note the question mark at the end of sentence. It was some sort of figurative language, but the sentence began with the word 'you'. Already giving commands? I am under no obligation to reread anything here. Note that rereading something does not necessarily result in the understanding someone else desires one to have. If that is what you desire, then the best method is to explain what you wanted them to understand in some other way, and keep doing that until they do understand. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Does the You are holding... refer to me? If it refers to me, you didn't understand the post. Read it again. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : No. But you may explain to me why you think I did not. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Are you having some trouble understanding my post, Xeno? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : It would appear authfriend can correctly spell 'cognitive dissonance'. You are holding two or more contradictory beliefs and thinking everything is OK? From: authfriend@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show In the olden days of FFL, prior to Neo, identities were handled differently. People's real names appeared in the headers of their posts, along with their handles, unless they had specified when registering for Yahoo! that only their handles be used. I did not so specify, and my real name appeared in my posts' headers. Obviously I have no objection to my real name being used. That would be pretty silly after all this time. But, this brings up an interesting subject. From what I've read, authfriend has never used her real name on FFL, so I guess that everyone that ever used her real name should be banned from the group. That would include almost everyone currently posting. Can anyone spell cognitive dissonance?
Re: [FairfieldLife] India finally learns how to do some very decent CGI
Indian studios have probably been doing CGI for major US movies for years. This would be a case where some producer in India decided to pop for it. I was involved back in the 1990s with the consortium between the tech community and Hollywood to get US colleges to train for computer graphics. A lot of work was done outside the US because colleges here weren't training for it. On 06/08/2015 10:50 AM, Duveyoung wrote: Baahubali - The Beginning | Official Trailer | Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, SS Rajamouli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NQRhE772b0 Haven't seen or read reviews -- trailer looks awesome.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
I am sorry your memory is not what it used to be. You used to be able to pull something up from the past in a snap. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Oh, I still stand by what I said. Not sure where you got the idea I'd dropped it. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : I do not see why it would be necessary to understand you because that never seems possible anyway. Nice to see you have dropped the 'I stand by what I said' approach. Relying on what one has said in the past has issues. For example, it is possible we are smarter now than in the past and need to revise our thinking. Or maybe, less smart. I do have an hypothesis about your recent posting: that you think Barry's posting will be controlled in some way now, though it remains to be seen just how that will work out, as you two in the past seemed to be the primary polar opposites on FFL. Barry's method, it seems to me, was similar to the way one would handle dealing with ISIS effectively. I am all for ISIS being neutralised. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : I don't think I need to explain anything to you. I think if you reread what I wrote, carefully this time--several times if necessary--you'll see why your question was based on a misunderstanding. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : 'You are holding...' was a question. Note the question mark at the end of sentence. It was some sort of figurative language, but the sentence began with the word 'you'. Already giving commands? I am under no obligation to reread anything here. Note that rereading something does not necessarily result in the understanding someone else desires one to have. If that is what you desire, then the best method is to explain what you wanted them to understand in some other way, and keep doing that until they do understand. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Does the You are holding... refer to me? If it refers to me, you didn't understand the post. Read it again. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : No. But you may explain to me why you think I did not. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Are you having some trouble understanding my post, Xeno? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : It would appear authfriend can correctly spell 'cognitive dissonance'. You are holding two or more contradictory beliefs and thinking everything is OK? From: authfriend@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show In the olden days of FFL, prior to Neo, identities were handled differently. People's real names appeared in the headers of their posts, along with their handles, unless they had specified when registering for Yahoo! that only their handles be used. I did not so specify, and my real name appeared in my posts' headers. Obviously I have no objection to my real name being used. That would be pretty silly after all this time. But, this brings up an interesting subject. From what I've read, authfriend has never used her real name on FFL, so I guess that everyone that ever used her real name should be banned from the group. That would include almost everyone currently posting. Can anyone spell cognitive dissonance?
[FairfieldLife] Swami Brahmananda Saraswati
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[FairfieldLife] Are you smarter than a (Hong Kong) six year old?
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RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Easy Barry, easy. A rag, please to wipe the pouring sweat from Barry's brow. (-: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Thanks for responding, Rick. While you're still here, can you please explain to us exactly HOW Doug will enforce the sentence I've highlighted below in red? What exactly is he allowed to do and not do to ensure adherence to Yahoo's guidelines? My experience is that it's better to ask these kinds of questions *before* possible abuse of authority happens, not afterwards. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... wrote : From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 7:57 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. –JaiGuruYou It was a wedding. Ordinarily you wouldn’t find me in church. Almost daily, various people urge me to moderate FFL or get someone to do it. With BatGap and my other responsibilities, I don’t have the time. I believe in very minimal moderation, at least for FFL. I think the “anything goes” nature of it has contributed to its success and longevity. But I think we are obligated to at least abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. Theoretically, frequent violation of those guidelines could get the group shut down. Doug Hamilton has volunteered to moderate and to limit his moderation to ensuring adherence to Yahoo’s guidelines and no more. He will not moderate with his puritanical Buck alter-ego. I know some will bristle at what they perceive as a restriction of their freedom of speech, but different types of speech are appropriate in different contexts, and again, in the context of a Yahoo group, we are obligated to abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. So I’m going to try this and see how it goes. If Doug abuses his authority and/or fails to moderate fairly and objectively, I will revoke his moderator status. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... mailto:turquoiseb@... wrote : Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife] mailto:j_alexander_stanley@...%20[FairfieldLife]; FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... mailto:dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... mailto:reverse_archery@... wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... mailto:dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightened in their guidance. For instance, “If one is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. By negative thinking, feeling and acting one creates dark patches and muddy colors in the aura which, in turn, prevent the flow of God's
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Serious_Richard brings up in this particular thread an important point about privacy on FFL. From the beginning Rick has been intent on creating a safe-space of privacy for folks to post on FFL. Rick's principles in creating safe-space have been under attack, degraded and methodically violated by some writers here evidently to abuse or intimidate other folks personally who have been members of the community of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote : Thanks for offering this, Serious. Yes I feel this is an excellent example that you offer of precedence in how to directly moderate a list that has gone so bad like this. I shall make note of it and emulate Rick in this as much as possible. The yahoo-groups guidelines themselves are quite simple and require of writers only some self-control. -JaiGuruYou! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rich...@rwilliams.us wrote : Just for the record, I should point out that Rick banned me from the group without sending me a single message or email explaining why. So, I appealed to him and he reinstated my posting privileges. Apparently an informant objected to my using their real name, although they had previously posted under their real name. Go figure. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Sad news. The really sad part of this is that Barry has not apologized to me for over two decades for posting my real name on a.m.t. Go figure. But, this brings up an interesting subject. From what I've read, authfriend has never used her real name on FFL, so I guess that everyone that ever used her real name should be banned from the group. That would include almost everyone currently posting. Can anyone spell cognitive dissonance? Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightened in their guidance. For instance, “If one is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. By negative thinking, feeling and acting one creates dark patches and muddy colors in the aura which, in turn, prevent the flow of God's creative energy from reaching him. Without the light of God, the body starts of manifest various imbalances and one's health and lifespan is compromised. Turning to vitamins, minerals and excess sunlight does not help because the body is primarily sustained by cosmic current.” -Charles Lutes, Will and Desire, 5/3/91 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Alex, before you and Rick sprain your wrists patting yourselves on the back for creating a free speech zone, you must be aware that, contrary to the thousands of forums on Yahoo Groups, yours is not in compliance with the guidelines. Nothing to be proud of. The guidelines are not
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Taxi, brilliant! Absofuckinlutely brilliant. Start your own group and harp on life's problems to your hearts content. Please, please do it. I nominate you as initiator, or moderator, or whatever. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : Let's just see how it turns out. We could always create Fairfield Life II if it does not. Here is the current description of Fairfield Life, in case any of us have forgotten: Group Description Fairfield Life focuses on topics of interest to seekers (and finders) of truth and liberation everywhere. Fairfield, Iowa is home to Maharishi University of Management, founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1971. There are about 2000 Transcendental Meditation practitioners here, as well as many others pursuing various spiritual paths. What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite. ~ Bertrand Russell We often discuss the trials and tribulations of the TM Movement, which may not interest some, but that's why God created the delete key. Discussions also draw from diverse teachers such as Ammachi, Eckhart Tolle, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Byron Katie, Dalai Lama, Jesus Christ, Buddha, Ramana Maharshi, Shankara, etc. The healthy mind challenges its own assumptions. ~ The I Ching Pretty much any topic is fair game. Currently, there's a lot of discussion about American politics. We have discussed spirituality, politics, economics, morality and higher states of consciousness, drug laws, evolution vs. creationism, enlightenment, advaita, reincarnation, karma, Jyotish (Vedic astrology), yagya, Ayurveda, dzogchen, tantra, channeling, vegetarianism, kundalini, celibacy, sexuality, homosexuality, abortion, racism, UFOs, Buddhism, Hinduism, Veda, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Scientology, etc. Whatever you think, it's more than that ~ Incredible String Band You can lurk without joining, but you have to join to post. Members can access Files, Photos, Links, and Database. Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. ~ Buddha Take what you need and leave the rest. ~ The Band I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for the truth; and truth rewarded me. ~ Simone de Beauvoir ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. -JaiGuruYou ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightened in their guidance. For instance, “If one is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. By negative
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Jesus, the guy appears to be in full panic mode. EMTs available, by any chance? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightened in their guidance. For instance, “If one is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. By negative thinking, feeling and acting one creates dark patches and muddy colors in the aura which, in turn, prevent the flow of God's creative energy from reaching him. Without the light of God, the body starts of manifest various imbalances and one's health and lifespan is compromised. Turning to vitamins, minerals and excess sunlight does not help because the body is primarily sustained by cosmic current.” -Charles Lutes, Will and Desire, 5/3/91 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Alex, before you and Rick sprain your wrists patting yourselves on the back for creating a free speech zone, you must be aware that, contrary to the thousands of forums on Yahoo Groups, yours is not in compliance with the guidelines. Nothing to be proud of. The guidelines are not arbitrary. They are put in place to foster discussion, about anything. If you and Rick decide hands off, there is no unambiguous solution to trolling on this forum. That is why the majority of the forums, mine included, adhere to the guidelines set out by Yahoo Groups. Rick's and yours don't, and that is no occasion for congratulations. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, j_alexander_stanley@... wrote : Thanks. From the very start, FFL was intended as a free speech zone. When Rick asked me to be a moderator, the job description was to handle subscriptions, keep out spammers, and make sure there's no porn or other content that would get FFL categorized as an adult group, where it would be much less visible on the 'net. For a time, I was also tasked with enforcing the moronic posting limit. WRT colloidal silver, I would only add that it should not be taken on a regular basis, and even at 20 PPM, no more than 6oz should be taken per day. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : J Alexander Stanley is supposed to be the moderator, but he mostly is busy making colloidal silver and cooking meat at low temps for a loong time (wish I had some now). Personally I like his post on what he cooks better than I would any moderation stuff. And I appreciated him giving me the info on his silver maker. So thus far, I am quite pleased at the moderate role J Alexander plays as moderator. From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 5, 2015 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Peep Show ---In
[FairfieldLife] Thersa Olson and MMY
Theresa Olson - has a book out (2004): something like Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a Modern Saint for the New Millennium . http://tinyurl.com/nndwsta http://tinyurl.com/nndwsta
[FairfieldLife] Genius and insanity...
This is interesting. Seems fairly obvious that a mind supercharged with hypomania will be more creative than a more typically dull one. That Van Gogh was a manic depressive seems like it might be a reliable diagnosis-at-a-distance, but that doesn't mean he wasn't also a great painter anyway, oh no. The guy was a genius too. His radical blend of impressionism and elements taken from Japanese painting coupled with an observant eye for nature and knowledge of the ultimately pointless and ephemeral nature of life and his belief in social justice made him a radical figure and not much understood in his day. But would he have been more successful if he'd been normal? There's no way to know. But a soul on fire looks at the world in a different way and doesn't just accept it. To feel the world's pain as well as your own isn't everyone's lot in life - fortunately for them - but it does give the sufferer/blessed a perspective that makes everyone else confront something they hadn't seen. Drugs are another way of breaking the chain of social conditioning. It's hardly any wonder there was a massive cultural revolution when the CIA stopped trying to brainwash people with LSD and gave it to a young writer called Ken Kesey. The rest is (or should be) history. So yes, I'm firmly in the camp that thinks breaking down internal barriers sets you free to create the sort of things you actually want to create rather than the ones the birth-school-work-death-world wants you to choose from. New study claims to find genetic link between creativity and mental illness http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jun/08/new-study-claims-to-find-genetic-link-between-creativity-and-mental-illness http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jun/08/new-study-claims-to-find-genetic-link-between-creativity-and-mental-illness New study claims to find genetic link between creativi... http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jun/08/new-study-claims-to-find-genetic-link-between-creativity-and-mental-illness Results imply creative people are 25% more likely to carry genes that raise risk of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. But some argue the evidence is flimsy View on www.theguardian.com http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jun/08/new-study-claims-to-find-genetic-link-between-creativity-and-mental-illness Preview by Yahoo
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Jesus Christ, is someone starting to panic about the possibility of moderator? Oh, and Barry, thank you for proving what Mark Twain said about statistics. Barry, only those who feel their gig would be exposed would respond as you are doing here. Maybe, you're gonna have to put on your big boy pants for a change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Hi Rick, I am pleased to hear that you're going to look into the moderation issue and try to determine exactly who is disrupting Fairfield Life and creating a negative experience for posters who have chosen to remain there and post, as opposed to moving over to The_Peak. To help you decide where exactly the problem lies, and who you might need to moderate, here are some interesting statistics for you to ponder: -- Number of posts made in June to The_Peak by FFL members that were designed and intended to complain about The_Peak and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 0 (zero) -- Number of posts made in June to FFL by The_Peak members that were designed and intended to complain about FFL and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 131 -- Number of posts made in June to FFL by Judy Stein (technically not a member of The_Peak) that were designed and intended to complain about FFL and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 18 Seems to me that there is a concerted effort by members of another group (The_Leak) and one of their sympathizers (Judy Stein) to disrupt Fairfield Life. Meanwhile, there is NO corresponding attempt by anyone at FFL to go over to The_Peak and disrupt *their* conversations. I think these statistics speak for themselves as to who needs moderation, but you decide... Barry ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... wrote : From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] I believe when you say Rick is enabling a certain behaviour, you are really saying he is not preventing behaviour you would rather not see. He is not enabling, its laissez-faire, a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering. When you use the word enabling, you are assuming Rick wants to have that kind of behaviour to which you have so far objected. But now that you see he is just letting things take their natural course, that should not be a problem any more. I do not think Rick has an intentional stance to enable, is just letting go, as when one lets go of a mantra and it goes and changes however it goes. The individual posters enable whatever happens because they are the one producing the content. But content here comes from thought, and thought is spontaneous, it comes effortlessly and naturally, so really, nature itself is what enables what happens here, and everywhere else for that matter. I believe you are attributing intentionality incorrectly. When I say 'believe', that means it's an opinion, not necessarily true, though it could be. That’s a fair assessment. I give little attention to FFL because I’m so busy with other things. But I’ve gotten so many complaints recently that I may appoint a moderator soon, and will announce it when I do. I don’t believe in censorship, but I also don’t believe in enabling abusive behavior. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... mailto:reverse_archery@... wrote : Sort of. It took me awhile to recognize that this place has been allowed to deteriorate one post at a time, deliberately. Once I saw that, that this is Rick's intention and legacy, I was OK with it. For the longest time, I simply thought he wasn't doing his job as moderator, when in fact he is precisely enabling the behavior he wants to see on here, and always has been. I have no issues with that at all - like I said, it just took me awhile to see it. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... mailto:noozguru@... wrote : The funny thing is the more they go on about FFL and the need for moderating the more Rick is likely to keep it up the way it is. After what FFL has always been is a place for people who have on thing in common, that they were involved in TM, to share their outlook on everything, not just TM or spirituality. I've always said it's like the off topic sections many forums have.
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Thanks for offering this, Serious. Yes I feel this is an excellent example that your offer of precedence in how to directly moderate a list that has gone so bad like this. I shall make note of it and emulate Rick in this as much as possible. The yahoo-groups guidelines themselves are quite simple and require of writers only some self-control. -JaiGuruYou! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rich...@rwilliams.us wrote : Just for the record, I should point out that Rick banned me from the group without sending me a single message or email explaining why. So, I appealed to him and he reinstated my posting privileges. Apparently an informant objected to my using their real name, although they had previously posted under their real name. Go figure. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Sad news. The really sad part of this is that Barry has not apologized to me for over two decades for posting my real name on a.m.t. Go figure. But, this brings up an interesting subject. From what I've read, authfriend has never used her real name on FFL, so I guess that everyone that ever used her real name should be banned from the group. That would include almost everyone currently posting. Can anyone spell cognitive dissonance? Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightened in their guidance. For instance, “If one is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. By negative thinking, feeling and acting one creates dark patches and muddy colors in the aura which, in turn, prevent the flow of God's creative energy from reaching him. Without the light of God, the body starts of manifest various imbalances and one's health and lifespan is compromised. Turning to vitamins, minerals and excess sunlight does not help because the body is primarily sustained by cosmic current.” -Charles Lutes, Will and Desire, 5/3/91 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Alex, before you and Rick sprain your wrists patting yourselves on the back for creating a free speech zone, you must be aware that, contrary to the thousands of forums on Yahoo Groups, yours is not in compliance with the guidelines. Nothing to be proud of. The guidelines are not arbitrary. They are put in place to foster discussion, about anything. If you and Rick decide hands off, there is no unambiguous solution to trolling on this forum. That is why the majority of the forums, mine included, adhere to the guidelines set out by Yahoo Groups. Rick's and yours don't, and that is no occasion for congratulations. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, j_alexander_stanley@... wrote : Thanks. From the very start, FFL was intended as a free speech zone. When Rick asked me
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Please ignore what he says about me. He has it completely wrong. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Serious_Richard brings up in this particular thread an important point about privacy on FFL. From the beginning Rick has been intent on creating a safe-space of privacy for folks to post on FFL. Rick's principles in creating safe-space have been under attack, degraded and methodically violated by some writers here evidently to abuse or intimidate other folks personally who have been members of the community of FFL. But, this brings up an interesting subject. From what I've read, authfriend has never used her real name on FFL, so I guess that everyone that ever used her real name should be banned from the group. That would include almost everyone currently posting. Can anyone spell cognitive dissonance?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
From: anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Barry's method, it seems to me, was similar to the way one would handle dealing with ISIS effectively. I am all for ISIS being neutralised. Exactly. organizations like ISIS -- and individual narcissistic psychopaths -- want more than anything else To Be Paid Attention To. How does a warrior defeat them? Easy. Don't. Don't give them any attention.
[FairfieldLife] Shocking news of the day...
Sideshow Bob will finally kill his nemesis Bart Simpson http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/the-simpsons/11658723/Sideshow-Bob-will-finally-kill-his-nemesis-Bart-Simpson.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/the-simpsons/11658723/Sideshow-Bob-will-finally-kill-his-nemesis-Bart-Simpson.html Sideshow Bob will finally kill his nemesis Bart Simpson http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/the-simpsons/11658723/Sideshow-Bob-will-finally-kill-his-nemesis-Bart-Simpson.html After 25 years of trying, the murderous clown can at last say Die Bart, Die and mean it View on www.telegraph.co.uk http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/the-simpsons/11658723/Sideshow-Bob-will-finally-kill-his-nemesis-Bart-Simpson.html Preview by Yahoo
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Awww, what say les give Doug a chance. Heck , he hasn't banned me for calling Marshy (well deserved) names so he's ok in my book. Besides, Rick has promised to tan his hide if he crosses that moderator line. From: jamesalan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 12:36 PM Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show Doug Hamilton has volunteered to moderate and to limit his moderation to ensuring adherence to Yahoo’s guidelines and no more. He will not moderate with his puritanical Buck alter-ego. Click on the link below to see a sample of how Doug Hamilton has commonly used FFL over the years. This is from a few weeks ago. Posts such as this are interspersed with incessant whining about how FFL is inappropriately run. In the hiring business, a common phrase is Hire for attitude, train for skill. Well, I doubt if there will be any training for skill in this moderator position. Based on my observations of his approach to FFL, I don't see that Doug has either the attitude or the capacity to 'moderate' himself or FFL. However, the deed is done, and I guess only time will tell. Fairfield Life || |||| Fairfield Life Fairfield Life focuses on topics of interest to seekers (and finders) of truth and liberation everywhere. Fairfield, Iowa is home to Maharishi University of Mana...|| | View on groups.yahoo.com |Preview by Yahoo| || ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... wrote From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 7:57 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. –JaiGuruYouIt was a wedding. Ordinarily you wouldn’t find me in church. Almost daily, various people urge me to moderate FFL or get someone to do it. With BatGap and my other responsibilities, I don’t have the time. I believe in very minimal moderation, at least for FFL. I think the “anything goes” nature of it has contributed to its success and longevity. But I think we are obligated to at least abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. Theoretically, frequent violation of those guidelines could get the group shut down. Doug Hamilton has volunteered to moderate and to limit his moderation to ensuring adherence to Yahoo’s guidelines and no more. He will not moderate with his puritanical Buck alter-ego. I know some will bristle at what they perceive as a restriction of their freedom of speech, but different types of speech are appropriate in different contexts, and again, in the context of a Yahoo group, we are obligated to abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. So I’m going to try this and see how it goes. If Doug abuses his authority and/or fails to moderate fairly and objectively, I will revoke his moderator status. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote :Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote :Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote :Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Good Advice. Although ISIS does have rather bad manners, and firearms. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: anartaxius@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Barry's method, it seems to me, was similar to the way one would handle dealing with ISIS effectively. I am all for ISIS being neutralised. Exactly. organizations like ISIS -- and individual narcissistic psychopaths -- want more than anything else To Be Paid Attention To. How does a warrior defeat them? Easy. Don't. Don't give them any attention.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Oh, I still stand by what I said. Not sure where you got the idea I'd dropped it. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : I do not see why it would be necessary to understand you because that never seems possible anyway. Nice to see you have dropped the 'I stand by what I said' approach. Relying on what one has said in the past has issues. For example, it is possible we are smarter now than in the past and need to revise our thinking. Or maybe, less smart. I do have an hypothesis about your recent posting: that you think Barry's posting will be controlled in some way now, though it remains to be seen just how that will work out, as you two in the past seemed to be the primary polar opposites on FFL. Barry's method, it seems to me, was similar to the way one would handle dealing with ISIS effectively. I am all for ISIS being neutralised. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : I don't think I need to explain anything to you. I think if you reread what I wrote, carefully this time--several times if necessary--you'll see why your question was based on a misunderstanding. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : 'You are holding...' was a question. Note the question mark at the end of sentence. It was some sort of figurative language, but the sentence began with the word 'you'. Already giving commands? I am under no obligation to reread anything here. Note that rereading something does not necessarily result in the understanding someone else desires one to have. If that is what you desire, then the best method is to explain what you wanted them to understand in some other way, and keep doing that until they do understand. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Does the You are holding... refer to me? If it refers to me, you didn't understand the post. Read it again. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : No. But you may explain to me why you think I did not. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Are you having some trouble understanding my post, Xeno? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : It would appear authfriend can correctly spell 'cognitive dissonance'. You are holding two or more contradictory beliefs and thinking everything is OK? From: authfriend@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show In the olden days of FFL, prior to Neo, identities were handled differently. People's real names appeared in the headers of their posts, along with their handles, unless they had specified when registering for Yahoo! that only their handles be used. I did not so specify, and my real name appeared in my posts' headers. Obviously I have no objection to my real name being used. That would be pretty silly after all this time. But, this brings up an interesting subject. From what I've read, authfriend has never used her real name on FFL, so I guess that everyone that ever used her real name should be banned from the group. That would include almost everyone currently posting. Can anyone spell cognitive dissonance?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: anartaxius@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Barry's method, it seems to me, was similar to the way one would handle dealing with ISIS effectively. I am all for ISIS being neutralised. Exactly. organizations like ISIS -- and individual narcissistic psychopaths -- want more than anything else To Be Paid Attention To. How does a warrior defeat them? Easy. Don't. Don't give them any attention. Sounds like a good idea. Why don't you try it sometime?
[FairfieldLife] Tat Wala Baba and Maharishi
Jerry Jarvis shown in several frames. Tat Wala Baba Maharishi http://www.tinyurl.com/nbn4s6v http://www.tinyurl.com/nbn4s6v Tat Wala Baba Maharishi http://www.tinyurl.com/nbn4s6v This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. View on www.tinyurl.com http://www.tinyurl.com/nbn4s6v Preview by Yahoo
[FairfieldLife] Re: Transpiritual Experiences
Well, the spousal unit and I are hooked after 1 episode. Hopefully this will be a good ride. We've had pretty good luck with the Netflix created series and some of the Amazon ones as well. I've been burned before, but even their bad stuff is better than most network and cable offerings. On the subject of folks downloading stuff from Netflix I offer this article: Bell Media president says using VPNs to skirt copyright rules is stealing http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-media-president-says-using-vpns-to-skirt-copyright-rules-is-stealing-1.3099972 http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-media-president-says-using-vpns-to-skirt-copyright-rules-is-stealing-1.3099972 Bell Media president says using VPNs to skirt copyrigh... http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-media-president-says-using-vpns-to-skirt-copyright-rules-is-stealing-1.3099972 Watching U.S. Netflix in Canada by using location-hiding services such as VPNs is stealing and needs to be more frowned upon, the new president of Be... View on www.cbc.ca http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-media-president-says-using-vpns-to-skirt-copyright-rules-is-stealing-1.3099972 Preview by Yahoo Basically the kid of the head of a Canadian cable company can't get her content without circumventing ridiculous border restrictions created by lawyers in Hollywood. Also, I think many of the folks who are torrenting stuff from Netflix is for the masses who would love to get but it's not available in their country yet. Places like Australia are getting a hugely pared down version of the catalog that Americans have access too. There is also that group of folks that just refuse to pay for it period..
Re: [FairfieldLife] Maharishi exposed
/It kind of looks like yifuxero didn't get the memo about the new moderator. He was supposed to read the messages here BEFORE he posts his own messages. Maybe he is trying to start anonther flame war, but we already discussed this topic. Isn't he the same guy that posted all those lies about Judy?/ Quoting yifux...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com: The interview was abruptly ended by MMY when the interviewer asked him if he could fly. MMY said the interviewer was superficial and no longer wanted to answer the questions. Bevan then came into the room and literally pulled the plug. . Shows numerous butt-bouncers and some statements by John Knapp. Exposes false claims such as invincibility, along with revelations about the big money aspects of the Movement. .. I might add that given that Tat Wala Baba was supposedly in Unity, he was mistakenly shot and killed by a hunter while meditating in his cave. So much for invincibility. The interviewer's conclusion: Gobbledegook and rubbish! . Maharishi Exposed[1] [1] Maharishi Exposed[1] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. View on www.tinyurl.com[1] Preview by Yahoo Links: -- [1] http://www.tinyurl.com/pkf6t5q [2] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/416479;_ylc=X3oDMTJyc3Z0cGMyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM5MjAxOTYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDc3MDc2BG1zZ0lkAzQxNjQ3OQRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzE0MzM4MDk1ODA-?act=replymessageNum=416479 [3] mailto:yifux...@yahoo.com?subject=Re%3A%20Maharishi%20exposed [4] mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20Maharishi%20exposed [5] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/newtopic;_ylc=X3oDMTJlanRtYWxqBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM5MjAxOTYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDc3MDc2BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA250cGMEc3RpbWUDMTQzMzgwOTU4MA-- [6] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/topics/416479;_ylc=X3oDMTM4NXNrcG85BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM5MjAxOTYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDc3MDc2BG1zZ0lkAzQxNjQ3OQRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzE0MzM4MDk1ODAEdHBjSWQDNDE2NDc5 [7] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJlYXQxY3M1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM5MjAxOTYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDc3MDc2BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZnaHAEc3RpbWUDMTQzMzgwOTU4MA-- [8] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/members/all;_ylc=X3oDMTJmNDljcTZ2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM5MjAxOTYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDc3MDc2BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZtYnJzBHN0aW1lAzE0MzM4MDk1ODA- [9] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJkbGdtNXU0BF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzM5MjAxOTYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDc3MDc2BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2dmcARzdGltZQMxNDMzODA5NTgw [10] https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html [11] mailto:fairfieldlife-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe [12] https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
[FairfieldLife] How Netflix solved the piracy problem in Spain
As well as Holland. ;-) http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/06/piracy-laid-the-groundwork-for-netflixs-launch-in-spain-says-ceo/ A bit of understanding rather than knee jerk reactions, which is what Hollywood studios do, goes a long way.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Freedom Summit
President Obama is barred by constitutional term limits from seeking re-election in 2016. A large crowd of candidates will likely compete for the Democratic and Republican nominations. 2016 Presidential Candidates (Presidency 2016) http://www.politics1.com/p2016.htm http://www.politics1.com/p2016.htm 2016 Presidential Candidates (Presidency 2016) http://www.politics1.com/p2016.htm US Political and Election news from around the nation - by Ron Gunzburger, publisher of the award-winning Politics1.com site View on www.politics1.com http://www.politics1.com/p2016.htm Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : The Vermont senator received 208 of 511 delegate votes at the state convention in Milwaukee on Saturday, while Clinton won votes from 252 of the delegates, leaving her just short of a majority. Wisconsin straw poll surprise: A narrow Clinton win http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/wisconsin-straw-poll-surprise-a-narrow-clinton-win-118727.html http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/wisconsin-straw-poll-surprise-a-narrow-clinton-win-118727.html Wisconsin straw poll surprise: A narrow Clinton win http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/wisconsin-straw-poll-surprise-a-narrow-clinton-win-118727.html Bernie Sanders scored 41 percent in a straw poll vote at the Wisconsin Democratic Party convention this weekend — finishing a close second to ... View on www.politico.com http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/wisconsin-straw-poll-surprise-a-narrow-clinton-win-118727.html Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : Mr. Walker, whose early surge in national polls has receded, still enjoys a decisive lead in Iowa, thanks to an unflashy style that resonates with Iowans’ Midwestern sensibilities and to an unusual appeal across a wide ideological swath of Republicans. Scott Walker Riding With Joni Ernst in Iowa as Rivals Give Chase http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/us/politics/scott-walker-riding-with-joni-ernst-in-iowa-as-rivals-give-chase.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/us/politics/scott-walker-riding-with-joni-ernst-in-iowa-as-rivals-give-chase.html?_r=0 Scott Walker Riding With Joni Ernst in Iowa as Rivals Gi... http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/us/politics/scott-walker-riding-with-joni-ernst-in-iowa-as-rivals-give-chase.html?_r=0 Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin was ready to mount a motorcycle Saturday for a “Roast and Ride” fund-raiser, but Republican challenges lie ahead. View on www.nytimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/us/politics/scott-walker-riding-with-joni-ernst-in-iowa-as-rivals-give-chase.html?_r=0 Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : After his Thursday launch, Perry will head to Iowa, where on Saturday he'll be in the city of Perry to kick off a Ride with Rick event that benefits the Puppy Jake Foundation, a non-profit that provides service dogs to wounded veterans. Rick Perry launches comeback bid for White House - CNNPolitics.com http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/04/politics/rick-perry-2016-presidential-announcement/ http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/04/politics/rick-perry-2016-presidential-announcement/ Rick Perry launches comeback bid for White Hou... http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/04/politics/rick-perry-2016-presidential-announcement/ This time, Rick Perry has nowhere to go but up. View on www.cnn.com http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/04/politics/rick-perry-2016-presidential-announcement/ Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : S.C. Senator Lindsey Graham has kicked off his presidential campaign. Lindsey Graham launches 2016 bid http://news.yahoo.com/starting-2016-campaign-graham-blunt-middle-east-071320520--election.html http://news.yahoo.com/starting-2016-campaign-graham-blunt-middle-east-071320520--election.html Lindsey Graham launches 2016 bid http://news.yahoo.com/starting-2016-campaign-graham-blunt-middle-east-071320520--election.html CENTRAL, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham has kicked off his presidential campaign. View on news.yahoo.com http://news.yahoo.com/starting-2016-campaign-graham-blunt-middle-east-071320520--election.html Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : She is now seriously questioning the mental health of both of the Clintons. Kathleen Willey: Hillary a ‘money-hungry hypocrite’ http://www.wnd.com/2015/05/kathleen-willey-hillary-a-money-hungry-hypocrite/ http://www.wnd.com/2015/05/kathleen-willey-hillary-a-money-hungry-hypocrite/ Kathleen Willey: Hillary a ‘money-hungry hypocrite’ http://www.wnd.com/2015/05/kathleen-willey-hillary-a-money-hungry-hypocrite/ A Free Press For A Free People Since 1997 View on www.wnd.com http://www.wnd.com/2015/05/kathleen-willey-hillary-a-money-hungry-hypocrite/
[FairfieldLife] Nikola Tesla
http://www.tinyurl.com/ohtpx3s http://www.tinyurl.com/ohtpx3s
[FairfieldLife] MMY Swami Lakshmanjoo, 1969
In the second frame, Jerry Jarvis shown walking in. Lakshmanjoo was an expert in Kashmir Saivism. Swami Lakshmanjoo and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi http://www.tinyurl.com/ptknxbz http://www.tinyurl.com/ptknxbz Swami Lakshmanjoo and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi http://www.tinyurl.com/ptknxbz MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI IN KASHMIR In 1952, Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math, Himalayas, travelled to K... View on www.tinyurl.com http://www.tinyurl.com/ptknxbz Preview by Yahoo
[FairfieldLife] Swami Karpatri
(Disciple of Guru Dev): http://www.tinyurl.com/qyevoyt http://www.tinyurl.com/qyevoyt
[FairfieldLife] Audio of MMY and Tat Wale Baba
(different than previous post. This one has an audio. 1969, Rishikesh): MAHARISHI and TAT WALE BABA Rishikesh audio http://www.tinyurl.com/oofa8lo http://www.tinyurl.com/oofa8lo MAHARISHI and TAT WALE BABA Rishikesh audio http://www.tinyurl.com/oofa8lo Audio tape of MAHARISHI and TAT WALE BABA Rishikesh 1969 View on www.tinyurl.com http://www.tinyurl.com/oofa8lo Preview by Yahoo
[FairfieldLife] Post Count Tue 09-Jun-15 00:15:06 UTC
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 06/06/15 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 06/13/15 00:00:00 240 messages as of (UTC) 06/09/15 00:03:52 39 richard 22 anartaxius 21 authfriend 21 Bhairitu noozguru 19 dhamiltony2k5 14 salyavin808 12 yifuxero 12 TurquoiseBee turquoiseb 11 steve.sundur 11 Michael Jackson mjackson74 10 reverse_archery 8 Mike Dixon mdixon.6569 7 j_alexander_stanley 7 emptybill 4 s3raphita 3 'Rick Archer' rick 2 ultrarishi 2 turquoiseb 2 jr_esq 2 jason_green2 2 email4you mikemail4you 2 Duveyoung 1 jamesalan735 1 hepa7 1 feste37 1 eustace10679 1 emily.mae50 1 Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius 1 =?UTF-8?B?aWdvciBnb2xvdmNoeW4=?= igorgolovchyn Posters: 29 Saturday Morning 00:00 UTC Rollover Times = Daylight Saving Time (Summer): US Friday evening: PDT 5 PM - MDT 6 PM - CDT 7 PM - EDT 8 PM Europe Saturday: BST 1 AM CEST 2 AM EEST 3 AM Standard Time (Winter): US Friday evening: PST 4 PM - MST 5 PM - CST 6 PM - EST 7 PM Europe Saturday: GMT 12 AM CET 1 AM EET 2 AM For more information on Time Zones: www.worldtimezone.com
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Transpiritual Experiences
I you would have told people 25 years ago that someday their cable bill would be $300 they would think you were crazy. But that's what a lot of people who still have cable have been paying a month. I still my provider trying to sell me TV and once when they reacted as if I was from Mars because I didn't want TV. The paradigm has changed and it is pissing off the telecom CEOs. So what I can't figure in that article is why the 20 year old daughter would sign up for cable TV when they could get what they want to watch streaming and when they want? Dinosaurs don't like to see their world a changin'. On 06/08/2015 05:03 PM, ultrarishi wrote: Well, the spousal unit and I are hooked after 1 episode. Hopefully this will be a good ride. We've had pretty good luck with the Netflix created series and some of the Amazon ones as well. I've been burned before, but even their bad stuff is better than most network and cable offerings. On the subject of folks downloading stuff from Netflix I offer this article: Bell Media president says using VPNs to skirt copyright rules is stealing http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-media-president-says-using-vpns-to-skirt-copyright-rules-is-stealing-1.3099972 image http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-media-president-says-using-vpns-to-skirt-copyright-rules-is-stealing-1.3099972 Bell Media president says using VPNs to skirt copyrigh... http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-media-president-says-using-vpns-to-skirt-copyright-rules-is-stealing-1.3099972 Watching U.S. Netflix in Canada by using location-hiding services such as VPNs is stealing and needs to be more frowned upon, the new president of Be... View on www.cbc.ca http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-media-president-says-using-vpns-to-skirt-copyright-rules-is-stealing-1.3099972 Preview by Yahoo Basically the kid of the head of a Canadian cable company can't get her content without circumventing ridiculous border restrictions created by lawyers in Hollywood. Also, I think many of the folks who are torrenting stuff from Netflix is for the masses who would love to get but it's not available in their country yet. Places like Australia are getting a hugely pared down version of the catalog that Americans have access too. There is also that group of folks that just refuse to pay for it period..
[FairfieldLife] Re: Are you smarter than a (Hong Kong) six year old?
No - I'm not smarter than a Hong Kong six year old. The answer (which I discovered via Google) is that we're looking at the numbers upside down. The car drivers would see them as 86 87 88 89 90 91. Geddit? Kids haven't yet had their lateral-thinking ability educated out of them. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1020616426546set=a.4017899240941.167957.1085166593type=1
[FairfieldLife] People Born in May the Healthiest?
This Is the Healthiest Month to Be Born In, According to Science http://time.com/3913045/healthiest-months-born/ Uh, oh, next thing you'll know science *will* validate astrology! Enjoy!
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
This doesn't seem to me like a good way to welcome the new moderator, to suggest he might go off his rocker because he is religious. Obviously you're interested in religion and the spiritual movement in Fairfield, otherwise you wouldn't even be here. All Doug is asking you to do is be civil and avoid starting an online riot or flame war. Thanks. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : No, no, ... you need some restraints on your mental excesses. It was an alternative suggestion if Doug went off his rocker, but so far we have no evidence of what might happen, which is pretty much the way life is anyway. Now that Doug has assumed this office, for which he has been campaigning since the universe began, he does have a responsibility both to Rick and to us, so I do not see why he should not be allowed the attempt. To do this right you have to step out of your personal quirks and manage a larger realm, so it might be a good learning experience. Doug seems to have a sort of religious background, whereas many of us here do not or abandoned these background indoctrinations. That would mean many things some of us think are false, Doug may think are true. I wonder if he will feel a conflict? Question: why seventhray? Seven rays is a common metaphor in a lot of spiritual traditions. Why not eight, or nine? Problem here is we have a lot of half rays. Together they could add up though. Spiritual traditions seem to have a lot of made up numbers. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, steve.sundur@... wrote : Taxi, brilliant! Absofuckinlutely brilliant. Start your own group and harp on life's problems to your hearts content. Please, please do it. I nominate you as initiator, or moderator, or whatever. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : Let's just see how it turns out. We could always create Fairfield Life II if it does not. Here is the current description of Fairfield Life, in case any of us have forgotten: Group Description Fairfield Life focuses on topics of interest to seekers (and finders) of truth and liberation everywhere. Fairfield, Iowa is home to Maharishi University of Management, founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1971. There are about 2000 Transcendental Meditation practitioners here, as well as many others pursuing various spiritual paths. What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite. ~ Bertrand Russell We often discuss the trials and tribulations of the TM Movement, which may not interest some, but that's why God created the delete key. Discussions also draw from diverse teachers such as Ammachi, Eckhart Tolle, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Byron Katie, Dalai Lama, Jesus Christ, Buddha, Ramana Maharshi, Shankara, etc. The healthy mind challenges its own assumptions. ~ The I Ching Pretty much any topic is fair game. Currently, there's a lot of discussion about American politics. We have discussed spirituality, politics, economics, morality and higher states of consciousness, drug laws, evolution vs. creationism, enlightenment, advaita, reincarnation, karma, Jyotish (Vedic astrology), yagya, Ayurveda, dzogchen, tantra, channeling, vegetarianism, kundalini, celibacy, sexuality, homosexuality, abortion, racism, UFOs, Buddhism, Hinduism, Veda, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Scientology, etc. Whatever you think, it's more than that ~ Incredible String Band You can lurk without joining, but you have to join to post. Members can access Files, Photos, Links, and Database. Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. ~ Buddha Take what you need and leave the rest. ~ The Band I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for the truth; and truth rewarded me. ~ Simone de Beauvoir ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. -JaiGuruYou
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Thanks A., good to know. In going forward with moderation on FFL, protection of privacy has always been a mainstay feature of FFL as Rick's free speech list. This feature of protection has been under siege and fallen to a form of a disrespect used by some writers on FFL. Everyone take this as a warning right now going forward: where someone posting to the list uses an anonymous screen name it is quite proper form on FFL as a yahoo-group to respond to posts using a person's screen name and make no mention of their real name otherwise. -JaiGuruYou! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote : Please ignore what he says about me. He has it completely wrong. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote : Serious_Richard brings up in this particular thread an important point about privacy on FFL. From the beginning Rick has been intent on creating a safe-space of privacy for folks to post on FFL. Rick's principles in creating safe-space have been under attack, degraded and methodically violated by some writers here evidently to abuse or intimidate other folks personally who have been members of the community of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote : Thanks for offering this, Serious. Yes I feel this is an excellent example that you offer of precedence in how to directly moderate a list that has gone so bad like this. I shall make note of it and emulate Rick in this as much as possible. The yahoo-groups guidelines themselves are quite simple and require of writers only some self-control. -JaiGuruYou! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rich...@rwilliams.us wrote : Just for the record, I should point out that Rick banned me from the group without sending me a single message or email explaining why. So, I appealed to him and he reinstated my posting privileges. Apparently an informant objected to my using their real name, although they had previously posted under their real name. Go figure. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Sad news. The really sad part of this is that Barry has not apologized to me for over two decades for posting my real name on a.m.t. Go figure. But, this brings up an interesting subject. From what I've read, authfriend has never used her real name on FFL, so I guess that everyone that ever used her real name should be banned from the group. That would include almost everyone currently posting. Can anyone spell cognitive dissonance? Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightened in their guidance. For instance, “If one is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. By negative thinking, feeling and acting one creates
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Transpiritual Experiences
It's not all that complicated. If you get Dish you can watch the national and local news in real time every morning. And, in the evening you can watch the latest episodes of your favorite show. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : I you would have told people 25 years ago that someday their cable bill would be $300 they would think you were crazy. But that's what a lot of people who still have cable have been paying a month. I still my provider trying to sell me TV and once when they reacted as if I was from Mars because I didn't want TV. The paradigm has changed and it is pissing off the telecom CEOs. Paying monthly for cable or satellite is a small price to pay for home entertainment compared to going theater movies, music concerts, and shopping in a mall. In come cases, you threaten to cut the cable and you might start a riot at home. Plus, nobody wants to live with someone that can't even afford cable TV. Go figure. So what I can't figure in that article is why the 20 year old daughter would sign up for cable TV when they could get what they want to watch streaming and when they want? What you need to understand is that most of us aren't allowed to commandeer the living room TV remote and force your SO and the kids to watch some obscure depressing movie. It just doesn't work that way in a family. Your situation might be different if you live alone or in a boarding house and do your viewing up in your bedroom. Dinosaurs don't like to see their world a changin'. Non sequitur. On 06/08/2015 05:03 PM, ultrarishi wrote: Well, the spousal unit and I are hooked after 1 episode. Hopefully this will be a good ride. We've had pretty good luck with the Netflix created series and some of the Amazon ones as well. I've been burned before, but even their bad stuff is better than most network and cable offerings. On the subject of folks downloading stuff from Netflix I offer this article: Bell Media president says using VPNs to skirt copyright rules is stealing Bell Media president says using VPNs to skirt copyrigh... Watching U.S. Netflix in Canada by using location-hiding services such as VPNs is stealing and needs to be more frowned upon, the new president of Be... View on www.cbc.ca Preview by Yahoo Basically the kid of the head of a Canadian cable company can't get her content without circumventing ridiculous border restrictions created by lawyers in Hollywood. Also, I think many of the folks who are torrenting stuff from Netflix is for the masses who would love to get but it's not available in their country yet. Places like Australia are getting a hugely pared down version of the catalog that Americans have access too. There is also that group of folks that just refuse to pay for it period.. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : I you would have told people 25 years ago that someday their cable bill would be $300 they would think you were crazy. But that's what a lot of people who still have cable have been paying a month. I still my provider trying to sell me TV and once when they reacted as if I was from Mars because I didn't want TV. The paradigm has changed and it is pissing off the telecom CEOs. So what I can't figure in that article is why the 20 year old daughter would sign up for cable TV when they could get what they want to watch streaming and when they want? Dinosaurs don't like to see their world a changin'. On 06/08/2015 05:03 PM, ultrarishi wrote: Well, the spousal unit and I are hooked after 1 episode. Hopefully this will be a good ride. We've had pretty good luck with the Netflix created series and some of the Amazon ones as well. I've been burned before, but even their bad stuff is better than most network and cable offerings. On the subject of folks downloading stuff from Netflix I offer this article: Bell Media president says using VPNs to skirt copyright rules is stealing Bell Media president says using VPNs to skirt copyrigh... Watching U.S. Netflix in Canada by using location-hiding services such as VPNs is stealing and needs to be more frowned upon, the new president of Be... View on www.cbc.ca Preview by Yahoo Basically the kid of the head of a Canadian cable company can't get her content without circumventing ridiculous border restrictions created by lawyers in Hollywood. Also, I think many of the folks who are torrenting stuff from Netflix is for the masses who would love to get but it's not available in their country yet. Places like Australia are getting a hugely pared down version of the catalog that Americans have access too. There is also that group of folks that just refuse to pay for it period..
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Transpiritual Experiences
Why would I do that? I can watch what I want over the Internet. I had Dish from 2001 to 2003. Comcast came through and redid the dilapidated cable system they bought from ATT and offered 5 HD channels where Dish only had 2. When I had Dish installed in 2001 I was the first HD customer the installer had set up. As it was after he left I set it up correctly. ;-) Fall of 2013 Comcast encrypted basic cable so I fired them. The customer rep told me she would rather do without her cellphone than be without cable. Yeah, right! Try watching Sense8 on Dish. On 06/08/2015 06:42 PM, rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife] wrote: It's not all that complicated. If you get Dish you can watch the national and local news in real time every morning. And, in the evening you can watch the latest episodes of your favorite show. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : I you would have told people 25 years ago that someday their cable bill would be $300 they would think you were crazy. But that's what a lot of people who still have cable have been paying a month. I still my provider trying to sell me TV and once when they reacted as if I was from Mars because I didn't want TV. The paradigm has changed and it is pissing off the telecom CEOs. Paying monthly for cable or satellite is a small price to pay for home entertainment compared to going theater movies, music concerts, and shopping in a mall. In come cases, you threaten to cut the cable and you might start a riot at home. Plus, nobody wants to live with someone that can't even afford cable TV. Go figure. So what I can't figure in that article is why the 20 year old daughter would sign up for cable TV when they could get what they want to watch streaming and when they want? What you need to understand is that most of us aren't allowed to commandeer the living room TV remote and force your SO and the kids to watch some obscure depressing movie. It just doesn't work that way in a family. Your situation might be different if you live alone or in a boarding house and do your viewing up in your bedroom. Dinosaurs don't like to see their world a changin'. Non sequitur. On 06/08/2015 05:03 PM, ultrarishi wrote: Well, the spousal unit and I are hooked after 1 episode. Hopefully this will be a good ride. We've had pretty good luck with the Netflix created series and some of the Amazon ones as well. I've been burned before, but even their bad stuff is better than most network and cable offerings. On the subject of folks downloading stuff from Netflix I offer this article: Bell Media president says using VPNs to skirt copyright rules is stealing http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-media-president-says-using-vpns-to-skirt-copyright-rules-is-stealing-1.3099972 image http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-media-president-says-using-vpns-to-skirt-copyright-rules-is-stealing-1.3099972 Bell Media president says using VPNs to skirt copyrigh... http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-media-president-says-using-vpns-to-skirt-copyright-rules-is-stealing-1.3099972 Watching U.S. Netflix in Canada by using location-hiding services such as VPNs is stealing and needs to be more frowned upon, the new president of Be... View on www.cbc.ca http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-media-president-says-using-vpns-to-skirt-copyright-rules-is-stealing-1.3099972 Preview by Yahoo Basically the kid of the head of a Canadian cable company can't get her content without circumventing ridiculous border restrictions created by lawyers in Hollywood. Also, I think many of the folks who are torrenting stuff from Netflix is for the masses who would love to get but it's not available in their country yet. Places like Australia are getting a hugely pared down version of the catalog that Americans have access too. There is also that group of folks that just refuse to pay for it period.. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : I you would have told people 25 years ago that someday their cable bill would be $300 they would think you were crazy. But that's what a lot of people who still have cable have been paying a month. I still my provider trying to sell me TV and once when they reacted as if I was from Mars because I didn't want TV. The paradigm has changed and it is pissing off the telecom CEOs. So what I can't figure in that article is why the 20 year old daughter would sign up for cable TV when they could get what they want to watch streaming and when they want? Dinosaurs don't like to see their world a changin'. On 06/08/2015 05:03 PM, ultrarishi wrote: Well, the spousal unit and I are hooked after 1 episode. Hopefully this will be a good ride. We've had pretty good luck with the Netflix created series and some of the Amazon ones as well. I've been burned before, but even their bad stuff is better than most network and
[FairfieldLife] Maharishi exposed
The interview was abruptly ended by MMY when the interviewer asked him if he could fly. MMY said the interviewer was superficial and no longer wanted to answer the questions. Bevan then came into the room and literally pulled the plug. . Shows numerous butt-bouncers and some statements by John Knapp. Exposes false claims such as invincibility, along with revelations about the big money aspects of the Movement. .. I might add that given that Tat Wala Baba was supposedly in Unity, he was mistakenly shot and killed by a hunter while meditating in his cave. So much for invincibility. The interviewer's conclusion: Gobbledegook and rubbish! . Maharishi Exposed http://www.tinyurl.com/pkf6t5q http://www.tinyurl.com/pkf6t5q Maharishi Exposed http://www.tinyurl.com/pkf6t5q This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. View on www.tinyurl.com http://www.tinyurl.com/pkf6t5q Preview by Yahoo
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
No, no, ... you need some restraints on your mental excesses. It was an alternative suggestion if Doug went off his rocker, but so far we have no evidence of what might happen, which is pretty much the way life is anyway. Now that Doug has assumed this office, for which he has been campaigning since the universe began, he does have a responsibility both to Rick and to us, so I do not see why he should not be allowed the attempt. To do this right you have to step out of your personal quirks and manage a larger realm, so it might be a good learning experience. Doug seems to have a sort of religious background, whereas many of us here do not or abandoned these background indoctrinations. That would mean many things some of us think are false, Doug may think are true. I wonder if he will feel a conflict? Question: why seventhray? Seven rays is a common metaphor in a lot of spiritual traditions. Why not eight, or nine? Problem here is we have a lot of half rays. Together they could add up though. Spiritual traditions seem to have a lot of made up numbers. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, steve.sundur@... wrote : Taxi, brilliant! Absofuckinlutely brilliant. Start your own group and harp on life's problems to your hearts content. Please, please do it. I nominate you as initiator, or moderator, or whatever. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : Let's just see how it turns out. We could always create Fairfield Life II if it does not. Here is the current description of Fairfield Life, in case any of us have forgotten: Group Description Fairfield Life focuses on topics of interest to seekers (and finders) of truth and liberation everywhere. Fairfield, Iowa is home to Maharishi University of Management, founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1971. There are about 2000 Transcendental Meditation practitioners here, as well as many others pursuing various spiritual paths. What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite. ~ Bertrand Russell We often discuss the trials and tribulations of the TM Movement, which may not interest some, but that's why God created the delete key. Discussions also draw from diverse teachers such as Ammachi, Eckhart Tolle, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Byron Katie, Dalai Lama, Jesus Christ, Buddha, Ramana Maharshi, Shankara, etc. The healthy mind challenges its own assumptions. ~ The I Ching Pretty much any topic is fair game. Currently, there's a lot of discussion about American politics. We have discussed spirituality, politics, economics, morality and higher states of consciousness, drug laws, evolution vs. creationism, enlightenment, advaita, reincarnation, karma, Jyotish (Vedic astrology), yagya, Ayurveda, dzogchen, tantra, channeling, vegetarianism, kundalini, celibacy, sexuality, homosexuality, abortion, racism, UFOs, Buddhism, Hinduism, Veda, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Scientology, etc. Whatever you think, it's more than that ~ Incredible String Band You can lurk without joining, but you have to join to post. Members can access Files, Photos, Links, and Database. Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. ~ Buddha Take what you need and leave the rest. ~ The Band I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for the truth; and truth rewarded me. ~ Simone de Beauvoir ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. -JaiGuruYou
[FairfieldLife] Re: Thersa Olson and MMY
Yes, it is more of a family's story around early TM days of Maharishi on the West Coast. Added first hand accounts/comments from their family about Maharishi in the early days. It is an extension of the older “A Hermit in a House”. Nice archival kind of book about a time. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifux...@yahoo.com wrote : Theresa Olson - has a book out (2004): something like Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a Modern Saint for the New Millennium . http://tinyurl.com/nndwsta http://tinyurl.com/nndwsta
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Xeno, I admit, I'm having a gas thinking about this new period of FFL. Call it The Buck Period, or I know, Passing the Buck to Buck. I think it's fantastic. Has anyone checked the Leiden Dailies to see if Barry has posted an obituary for FFL. Jesus, how I felt some compassion for him this morning. Hell, we saw all five phases of grieving, anger acceptance, etc. in the span of about five minutes. Thank you God for that display! Psst, seriously, xeno, he may need a friend to lean during such times. I hope you will be up to it. In a pinch, I'll see what I can do. I say, Buck, the conservative mediator in Fairfield, full steam ahead. Now, what was it we were talking about. Oh yea, my mental excesses. Xeno, if we go down that path, I think you'll realize that whatever faults you find about yourself, you can be thankful. So, nuff about that. What's next? Oh, yea, that ray thing. Yea, I admit to have an abiding interest in the Ascended Master thing. Just something I think about now and then. Don't worry, I'm not gonna try to sell you on something. Shit, I swear I just felt the presence of Barry about to swoop down on that one. Ducked just in time I guess. So, yea, seventhray goes with the Ascended Master stuff. Will the new regime in place, can I get a pass on that? Pretty please. Love ya, Ray, or halfray, or quarter ray, or maybe sting ray. Hooyah! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : No, no, ... you need some restraints on your mental excesses. It was an alternative suggestion if Doug went off his rocker, but so far we have no evidence of what might happen, which is pretty much the way life is anyway. Now that Doug has assumed this office, for which he has been campaigning since the universe began, he does have a responsibility both to Rick and to us, so I do not see why he should not be allowed the attempt. To do this right you have to step out of your personal quirks and manage a larger realm, so it might be a good learning experience. Doug seems to have a sort of religious background, whereas many of us here do not or abandoned these background indoctrinations. That would mean many things some of us think are false, Doug may think are true. I wonder if he will feel a conflict? Question: why seventhray? Seven rays is a common metaphor in a lot of spiritual traditions. Why not eight, or nine? Problem here is we have a lot of half rays. Together they could add up though. Spiritual traditions seem to have a lot of made up numbers. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, steve.sundur@... wrote : Taxi, brilliant! Absofuckinlutely brilliant. Start your own group and harp on life's problems to your hearts content. Please, please do it. I nominate you as initiator, or moderator, or whatever. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : Let's just see how it turns out. We could always create Fairfield Life II if it does not. Here is the current description of Fairfield Life, in case any of us have forgotten: Group Description Fairfield Life focuses on topics of interest to seekers (and finders) of truth and liberation everywhere. Fairfield, Iowa is home to Maharishi University of Management, founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1971. There are about 2000 Transcendental Meditation practitioners here, as well as many others pursuing various spiritual paths. What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite. ~ Bertrand Russell We often discuss the trials and tribulations of the TM Movement, which may not interest some, but that's why God created the delete key. Discussions also draw from diverse teachers such as Ammachi, Eckhart Tolle, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Byron Katie, Dalai Lama, Jesus Christ, Buddha, Ramana Maharshi, Shankara, etc. The healthy mind challenges its own assumptions. ~ The I Ching Pretty much any topic is fair game. Currently, there's a lot of discussion about American politics. We have discussed spirituality, politics, economics, morality and higher states of consciousness, drug laws, evolution vs. creationism, enlightenment, advaita, reincarnation, karma, Jyotish (Vedic astrology), yagya, Ayurveda, dzogchen, tantra, channeling, vegetarianism, kundalini, celibacy, sexuality, homosexuality, abortion, racism, UFOs, Buddhism, Hinduism, Veda, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Scientology, etc. Whatever you think, it's more than that ~ Incredible String Band You can lurk without joining, but you have to join to post. Members can access Files, Photos, Links, and Database. Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. ~ Buddha Take what you need and leave the rest. ~ The Band I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for the truth; and truth
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Transpiritual Experiences
It's fun to gather together and get cozy and watch a TV show with the kids on weekends. At other times Rita can watch anything she wants to on cable. If I don't like it, I can go to my room and watch the news on my laptop. It's just not complicated. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : Why would I do that? I can watch what I want over the Internet. I had Dish from 2001 to 2003. Comcast came through and redid the dilapidated cable system they bought from ATT and offered 5 HD channels where Dish only had 2. When I had Dish installed in 2001 I was the first HD customer the installer had set up. As it was after he left I set it up correctly. ;-) It sounds complicated. Fall of 2013 Comcast encrypted basic cable so I fired them. The customer rep told me she would rather do without her cellphone than be without cable. Yeah, right! Try watching Sense8 on Dish. On 06/08/2015 06:42 PM, richard@... mailto:richard@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: It's not all that complicated. If you get Dish you can watch the national and local news in real time every morning. And, in the evening you can watch the latest episodes of your favorite show. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... mailto:noozguru@... wrote : I you would have told people 25 years ago that someday their cable bill would be $300 they would think you were crazy. But that's what a lot of people who still have cable have been paying a month. I still my provider trying to sell me TV and once when they reacted as if I was from Mars because I didn't want TV. The paradigm has changed and it is pissing off the telecom CEOs. Paying monthly for cable or satellite is a small price to pay for home entertainment compared to going theater movies, music concerts, and shopping in a mall. In come cases, you threaten to cut the cable and you might start a riot at home. Plus, nobody wants to live with someone that can't even afford cable TV. Go figure. So what I can't figure in that article is why the 20 year old daughter would sign up for cable TV when they could get what they want to watch streaming and when they want? What you need to understand is that most of us aren't allowed to commandeer the living room TV remote and force your SO and the kids to watch some obscure depressing movie. It just doesn't work that way in a family. Your situation might be different if you live alone or in a boarding house and do your viewing up in your bedroom. Dinosaurs don't like to see their world a changin'. Non sequitur. On 06/08/2015 05:03 PM, ultrarishi wrote: Well, the spousal unit and I are hooked after 1 episode. Hopefully this will be a good ride. We've had pretty good luck with the Netflix created series and some of the Amazon ones as well. I've been burned before, but even their bad stuff is better than most network and cable offerings. On the subject of folks downloading stuff from Netflix I offer this article: Bell Media president says using VPNs to skirt copyright rules is stealing Bell Media president says using VPNs to skirt copyrigh... Watching U.S. Netflix in Canada by using location-hiding services such as VPNs is stealing and needs to be more frowned upon, the new president of Be... View on www.cbc.ca Preview by Yahoo Basically the kid of the head of a Canadian cable company can't get her content without circumventing ridiculous border restrictions created by lawyers in Hollywood. Also, I think many of the folks who are torrenting stuff from Netflix is for the masses who would love to get but it's not available in their country yet. Places like Australia are getting a hugely pared down version of the catalog that Americans have access too. There is also that group of folks that just refuse to pay for it period.. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... mailto:noozguru@... wrote : I you would have told people 25 years ago that someday their cable bill would be $300 they would think you were crazy. But that's what a lot of people who still have cable have been paying a month. I still my provider trying to sell me TV and once when they reacted as if I was from Mars because I didn't want TV. The paradigm has changed and it is pissing off the telecom CEOs. So what I can't figure in that article is why the 20 year old daughter would sign up for cable TV when they could get what they want to watch streaming and when they want? Dinosaurs don't like to see their world a changin'. On 06/08/2015 05:03 PM, ultrarishi wrote: Well, the spousal unit and I are hooked after 1 episode. Hopefully this will be a good ride. We've had pretty good luck with the Netflix created series and some of the Amazon ones as well. I've been burned before, but even their bad stuff is better than most network
[FairfieldLife] Re: Live From Austin
Stevie Ray Vaughan Corssfire Live From Austin Texas 1080P https://youtu.be/7oK40sPa3SU https://youtu.be/7oK40sPa3SU Stevie Ray Vaughan Corssfire Live From Austin Texas 108... https://youtu.be/7oK40sPa3SU From the DVD Live From Austin Texas These video uploads are completely nonprofit, no copyright infringement intended. The intention is rather to enc... View on youtu.be https://youtu.be/7oK40sPa3SU Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : Stevie Ray Vaughan Voodoo Child Live From Austin Texas 1080P https://youtu.be/xu7icMXf-pI https://youtu.be/xu7icMXf-pI Stevie Ray Vaughan Voodoo Child Live From Austin Tex... https://youtu.be/xu7icMXf-pI From the DVD Live From Austin Texas These video uploads are completely nonprofit, no copyright infringement intended. The intention is rather to enc... View on youtu.be https://youtu.be/xu7icMXf-pI Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : Asleep At The Wheel Live- Miles and Miles of Texas Get Your Kicks on Route 66 https://youtu.be/fTh-4Ss07AE https://youtu.be/fTh-4Ss07AE Asleep At The Wheel Live- Miles and Miles of Texas ... https://youtu.be/fTh-4Ss07AE To purchase this DVD, please go to this link: http://www.amazon.com/Kings-Texas-Swing-W-Dvd/dp/B000LRZ07U/ref=sr_1_3?ie=U... View on youtu.be https://youtu.be/fTh-4Ss07AE Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (Live From Austin TX) https://youtu.be/H7vaYOIKWYY https://youtu.be/H7vaYOIKWYY Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (Live Fr... https://youtu.be/H7vaYOIKWYY Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain from Willie Nelson's Live From Austin Texas performance. Buy it today on Amazon http://amzn.to/1dL5tyz or iTunes http:/... View on youtu.be https://youtu.be/H7vaYOIKWYY Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : Stevie Ray Vaughan and The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Tough Enough (Live) https://youtu.be/Z4yxxg5WDkQ https://youtu.be/Z4yxxg5WDkQ Stevie Ray Vaughan and The Fabulous Thunderbirds - T... https://youtu.be/Z4yxxg5WDkQ This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. View on youtu.be https://youtu.be/Z4yxxg5WDkQ Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : Eric Clapton/Jimmy Vaughan/Robert Cray-Six Strings Down http://youtu.be/U-S4TDGoOqA http://youtu.be/U-S4TDGoOqA Eric Clapton/Jimmy Vaughan/Robert Cray-Six St... http://youtu.be/U-S4TDGoOqA Rock On View on youtu.be http://youtu.be/U-S4TDGoOqA Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : The dB's - That Time Is Gone - 3/15/2012 - Outdoor Stage On Sixth https://youtu.be/PSpE-LYcD1g https://youtu.be/PSpE-LYcD1g The dB's - That Time Is Gone - 3/15/2012 - Outdoor S... https://youtu.be/PSpE-LYcD1g The dB's - That Time Is Gone Recorded Live: 3/15/2012 - Outdoor Stage On Sixth (Austin,TX) Subscribe to Paste on YouTube: http://goo.gl/AU2nKB Visit P... View on youtu.be https://youtu.be/PSpE-LYcD1g Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : John Fogerty (Live 2004): The Old Man down the Road http://youtu.be/4Lf0pQoRgFQ http://youtu.be/4Lf0pQoRgFQ John Fogerty (Live 2004): The Old Man down the Road http://youtu.be/4Lf0pQoRgFQ This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. View on youtu.be http://youtu.be/4Lf0pQoRgFQ Preview by Yahoo
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Dear MJ; Son, I have not problem with your content here. My moderating interests are in the parity of the use and impact of words within the Yahoo-groups guidelines. Shocking as your content may be to some other people's sensibility these comment may possibly make fair conversation on Fairfieldlife at yahoo-groups [FFL] so long as there is some evident fact to back them up [reference to the testimony already in the FFL archive] ..and they are not used simply as a means to slur someone on a public forum. -JaiGuruYou ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackso...@yahoo.com wrote : Even if I say that Marshy was a liar, cheat, fraud and con artist and that he was a serial womanizer? Just figured I would test how deep or shallow the newly moderated waters are, you see. From: dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. -JaiGuruYou ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote : Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_arch...@yahoo.com wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightened in their guidance. For instance, “If one is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. By negative thinking, feeling and acting one creates dark patches and muddy colors in the aura which, in turn, prevent the flow of God's creative energy from reaching him. Without the light of God, the body starts of manifest various imbalances and one's health and lifespan is compromised. Turning to vitamins, minerals and excess sunlight does not help because the body is primarily sustained by cosmic current.” -Charles Lutes, Will and Desire, 5/3/91 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Alex, before you and Rick sprain your wrists patting yourselves on the back for creating a free speech zone, you must be aware that, contrary to the thousands of forums on Yahoo Groups, yours is not in compliance with the guidelines. Nothing to be proud of. The guidelines are not arbitrary. They are put in place to foster discussion, about anything. If you and Rick decide hands off, there is no unambiguous solution to trolling on this forum. That is why the majority of the forums, mine included, adhere to the guidelines set out by Yahoo Groups. Rick's and yours don't, and that is no occasion for congratulations. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, j_alexander_stanley@... wrote : Thanks. From the very start, FFL was intended as a free speech zone. When Rick asked me to be a moderator, the job description was to handle subscriptions, keep out
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
From: dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 6:43 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show In moderation at this point I feel “the past is a lesser state of evolution” and I am going forward with a clean slate on everyone and not one is on moderation in any way from this point. I would only suggest in our going forward that folks take the time to actually read the Yahoo-groups guidelines if they want to continue fluidly posting on FFL. We should appreciate your cooperative collaboration on this. -JaiGuruYou! Doug, to help people new to moderation understand the kinds of things you think are acceptable, as opposed to things you'll be looking to censor, I thought I'd pass along some examples of comments you DON'T find to be unkind, belligerent, exploitative, degrading, insulting, slurs, profanity or ranting. These comments were all posted since you [Doug Hamilton, a name I assume I can use because it's in your posting ID, whereas I will never be able to refer to myself as Barry any more because it's *not* in my posting ID] became moderator of FFL, and you didn't say a word about them, even though you're an active member of the forum on which they were posted. Because you've been such a vocal spokesman for the need to follow the Yahoo Guidelines genuflect to the letter, and because you're so honest and moral and all, we know you would have spoken up if you felt that they DIDN'T follow the guidelines. All of these comments appeared in the last couple of days on THE_PEAK. I'm passing them along so that posters here -- unaccustomed to the uplifting, high-vibe way in which posters over on that moderated forum conduct themselves and treat other people in their speech -- can learn from them and know what our new moderator Doug Hamilton considers *acceptable* posts that follow the Yahoo Guidelines. No need to thank me. I'm just trying to do my part for moderation... So, it appears that while Rick refuses to moderate the hyenas over at FFL he is prepared to moderate his new moderator without moderation. You already have dingleberry whining to Rick, you have our resident sociopath [Anartaxius] trying to out talk and outwit Judy with some attempt to point score with his idol goosebarry, you've got the ever-charming jamesalan emerging out of his hidey hole to comment in his usual inane manner... The internet was tailor made for cowards and bullies and a perfect sampling are a few over at my old alma mater [FFL]. Let's see if Buck's got the chops to stand up to the overgrown brats over there. All I have really learned from FFL is that 1) those who are lonely, bereft, obnoxious and have few friends spend that much time on a forum hassling other people. 2) Those who choose to bypass accountability use the internet to spread their shit. 3) Posting to forums where there is no moderation leads to megalomania in those so predisposed. FFL is a perfect replica of what would happen in the real world if all restraints and boundaries were removed from society. The only difference is that on the internet no one can actually club your stab you to death. [Written about Rick Archer, posted by the *owner* and supposed moderator of THE_PEAK, the 'moderated' site Doug wants to make FFL more like] No one runs a site for 14 years, promising to change it when things get hot, and yet lets things grossly deteriorate, without this being completely intentional. I can believe ineptitude or inattention for a year or two, but for 14? No, I am not that gullible. I've been watching the goings on over there over that past few days and I must confess. It's great to see my old mentor and boss, Judy, still in fine form. As we all know, a whole schwack of us were lucky enough to be her minions and cult followers and when she left we were terrified. I mean, I don't know about you, but knowing I no longer had Judy to watch my back I simply couldn't get out of FFL fast enough. Even so, how lucky we are to have Xeno [Anartaxius] as a shining example of strength and independent thought - unencumbered by those messy characteristics like emotion or feeling? The only other guy I really miss having here is that barrel-full-of-giggles-and-chuckles Empty [Emptybill]. Now there's a happy and positive human for you.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Be Thankful for the Peace We Have
Amazing how insane mankind can be, and this is my grandparents generation. Not far away at all. It's odd though, I'm reading a book about the Great Escape from Stalagluft 111, that inspired the classic movie. While some of that was dramatic license most of it was true but the only real reason the break-out became famous was because most of the escapers were shot. 50 of them, shot in the back by the Gestapo while they were urinating in fields on lonely country lanes. What amazes me was not that this action drew enormous outrage, I'm sure most would agree that it rightly should, but when you look at the insanity all around - the massive slaughter on the Eastern front etc - I was just a bit surprised that the Red Cross and allied governments spent any time demanding an inquiry at the highest level. The rules of war had been broken you see. That's the odd bit for me: It's OK for Germany to invade half the world, cause immense suffering and destroy any amount of priceless European cities, as long as they stick to the rules? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Jaw-Dropping Visualization Will Give You New Respect For The Sheer Number Who Died In WWII Jaw-Dropping Visualization Shows The Sheer Number Who Died In WWII http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/06/world-war-two-fatalities-visualized_n_7526390.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/06/world-war-two-fatalities-visualized_n_7526390.html Jaw-Dropping Visualization Shows The Sheer Number... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/06/world-war-two-fatalities-visualized_n_7526390.html It's all too easy to think of anything counted in the millions as an abstraction -- even if it's World War II, and the topic at hand is the millions of live... View on www.huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/06/world-war-two-fatalities-visualized_n_7526390.html Preview by Yahoo
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Well, Rick after long felt thought and qualifying interviews for this job has brought me on to FFL as a chief enforcement officer [CEO] of yahoo-groups guidelines. I am honored to work for him. I have always looked up to him in the many years I have known him. As such I shall always be willing to switch on the moderating box within someone's membership to FFL to have their posts routed for prior moderation review before releasing them out to the larger list. -AJaiGuruYou! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote : Dear MJ; Son, I have not problem with your content here. My moderating interests are in the parity of the use and impact of words within the Yahoo-groups guidelines. Shocking as your content may be to some other people's sensibility these comment may possibly make fair conversation on Fairfieldlife at yahoo-groups [FFL] so long as there is some evident fact to back them up [reference to the testimony already in the FFL archive] ..and they are not used simply as a means to slur someone on a public forum. -JaiGuruYou ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackso...@yahoo.com wrote : Even if I say that Marshy was a liar, cheat, fraud and con artist and that he was a serial womanizer? Just figured I would test how deep or shallow the newly moderated waters are, you see. From: dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. -JaiGuruYou ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote : Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_arch...@yahoo.com wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightened in their guidance. For instance, “If one is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. By negative thinking, feeling and acting one creates dark patches and muddy colors in the aura which, in turn, prevent the flow of God's creative energy from reaching him. Without the light of God, the body starts of manifest various imbalances and one's health and lifespan is compromised. Turning to vitamins, minerals and excess sunlight does not help because the body is primarily sustained by cosmic current.” -Charles Lutes, Will and Desire, 5/3/91 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Alex, before you and Rick sprain your wrists patting yourselves on the back for creating a free speech zone, you must be aware that, contrary to the thousands of forums on Yahoo Groups, yours is not in compliance with the guidelines. Nothing to be proud of. The guidelines are not arbitrary. They are
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
In moderation at this point I feel “the past is a lesser state of evolution” and I am going forward with a clean slate on everyone and not one is on moderation in any way from this point. I would only suggest in our going forward that folks take the time to actually read the Yahoo-groups guidelines if they want to continue fluidly posting on FFL. We should appreciate your cooperative collaboration on this. -JaiGuruYou! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote : Well, Rick after long felt thought and qualifying interviews for this job has brought me on to FFL as a chief enforcement officer [CEO] of yahoo-groups guidelines. I am honored to work for him. I have always looked up to him in the many years I have known him. As such I shall always be willing to switch on the moderating box within someone's membership to FFL to have their posts routed for prior moderation review before releasing them out to the larger list. -AJaiGuruYou! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote : Dear MJ; Son, I have not problem with your content here. My moderating interests are in the parity of the use and impact of words within the Yahoo-groups guidelines. Shocking as your content may be to some other people's sensibility these comment may possibly make fair conversation on Fairfieldlife at yahoo-groups [FFL] so long as there is some evident fact to back them up [reference to the testimony already in the FFL archive] ..and they are not used simply as a means to slur someone on a public forum. -JaiGuruYou ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackso...@yahoo.com wrote : Even if I say that Marshy was a liar, cheat, fraud and con artist and that he was a serial womanizer? Just figured I would test how deep or shallow the newly moderated waters are, you see. From: dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. -JaiGuruYou ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote : Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_arch...@yahoo.com wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightened in their guidance. For instance, “If one is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. By negative thinking, feeling and acting one creates dark patches and muddy colors in the aura which, in turn, prevent the flow of God's creative energy from reaching him. Without the light of God, the body starts of manifest various imbalances and one's health and lifespan is compromised. Turning to vitamins, minerals and excess
[FairfieldLife] Be Thankful for the Peace We Have
Jaw-Dropping Visualization Will Give You New Respect For The Sheer Number Who Died In WWII Jaw-Dropping Visualization Shows The Sheer Number Who Died In WWII http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/06/world-war-two-fatalities-visualized_n_7526390.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/06/world-war-two-fatalities-visualized_n_7526390.html Jaw-Dropping Visualization Shows The Sheer Number... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/06/world-war-two-fatalities-visualized_n_7526390.html It's all too easy to think of anything counted in the millions as an abstraction -- even if it's World War II, and the topic at hand is the millions of live... View on www.huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/06/world-war-two-fatalities-visualized_n_7526390.html Preview by Yahoo
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Well, Rick after long felt thought and qualifying interviews for this job has brought me on to FFL as a chief enforcement officer [CEO] of yahoo-groups guidelines. I am honored to work for him. I have always looked up to him in the many years I have known him. As such I shall always be willing to switch on the moderating box within someone's membership to FFL to have their posts routed for prior moderation review before releasing them out to the larger list. -AJaiGuruYou! Excellent news. I can think of four posters (we all know who they are) here who's sole contribution is trolling, insulting and trying to start and prolong petty, irrelevant arguments and petty grievances. I look forward to not having to scroll past their self-centred, topic-free drivel any longer. Great minds discuss ideas. Contribute constructively or leave! PS, don't let the power go to your head Doug. You may not like people's opinions but that doesn't mean they aren't valid. Make sure you judge us by what it says on the homepage rather than your own ideas about what FFL should be coz we'll be able to tell if you're picking on creative people for pre-moderation and leaving the whining trolls alone. They've gotta go. If you want to save this place that is, and what would be the point of a moderator if you don't? --In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Dear MJ; Son, I have not problem with your content here. My moderating interests are in the parity of the use and impact of words within the Yahoo-groups guidelines. Shocking as your content may be to some other people's sensibility these comment may possibly make fair conversation on Fairfieldlife at yahoo-groups [FFL] so long as there is some evident fact to back them up [reference to the testimony already in the FFL archive] ..and they are not used simply as a means to slur someone on a public forum. -JaiGuruYou ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : Even if I say that Marshy was a liar, cheat, fraud and con artist and that he was a serial womanizer? Just figured I would test how deep or shallow the newly moderated waters are, you see. From: dhamiltony2k5@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. -JaiGuruYou ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightened in their guidance. For instance, “If one is constantly negative, one is
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Are you smarter than a (Hong Kong) six year old?
It took me only a couple of seconds, so curious, I asked six-year-old Maya, and
she got it just as quickly.
From: s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 1:08 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Are you smarter than a (Hong Kong) six year old?
No - I'm not smarter than a Hong Kong six year old.
The answer (which I discovered via Google) is that we're looking at the numbers
upside down. The car drivers would see them as 86 87 88 89 90 91.
Geddit? Kids haven't yet had their lateral-thinking ability educated out of
them.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote :
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
If this wordy, badly written, convoluted, and incoherent paragraph below is a sign of what's to come - and I think it is exactly what we can expect - then let the fun begin! Hell and Handbasket come to mind. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Dear MJ; Son, I have not problem with your content here. My moderating interests are in the parity of the use and impact of words within the Yahoo-groups guidelines. Shocking as your content may be to some other people's sensibility these comment may possibly make fair conversation on Fairfieldlife at yahoo-groups [FFL] so long as there is some evident fact to back them up [reference to the testimony already in the FFL archive] ..and they are not used simply as a means to slur someone on a public forum. -JaiGuruYou ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : Even if I say that Marshy was a liar, cheat, fraud and con artist and that he was a serial womanizer? Just figured I would test how deep or shallow the newly moderated waters are, you see. From: dhamiltony2k5@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. -JaiGuruYou ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightened in their guidance. For instance, “If one is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. By negative thinking, feeling and acting one creates dark patches and muddy colors in the aura which, in turn, prevent the flow of God's creative energy from reaching him. Without the light of God, the body starts of manifest various imbalances and one's health and lifespan is compromised. Turning to vitamins, minerals and excess sunlight does not help because the body is primarily sustained by cosmic current.” -Charles Lutes, Will and Desire, 5/3/91 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Alex, before you and Rick sprain your wrists patting yourselves on the back for creating a free speech zone, you must be aware that, contrary to the thousands of forums on Yahoo Groups, yours is not in compliance with the guidelines. Nothing to be proud of. The guidelines are not arbitrary. They are put in place to foster discussion, about anything. If you and Rick decide hands off, there is no unambiguous solution to trolling on this forum. That is why the majority of the forums, mine included, adhere to the guidelines set out by Yahoo Groups. Rick's and yours don't, and that is no occasion for congratulations.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Peek behind the Curtain
From: emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 4:40 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Peek behind the Curtain I'm saying ... You stridently strutted outta here professing your independence and outrage. So stop being a pussy and live with it.Capisce? Jimbo might also want to learn to live with the obvious FAILURE of his new forum. During the last week only four people besides himself posted there regularly. Three more people made two posts each. THIS is the forum that Judy Stein somehow believes people on FFL are jealous of. :-) Meanwhile, the Judester herself -- after having declared upon her return to FFL Barry and his acolytes can relax, BTW. I have no intention of starting to post regularly again -- has now made 31 posts, two-thirds of which involved dumping on Barry by name, and the remaining third involved dumping on other FFL posters who support him or don't mind him, and who she graciously calls thugs. Where is Doug screaming about Yahoo guideline violations when *she* does it, eh? Crazy people. You can't live with 'em, and you can't live without 'em. Because they're crazy, and they won't LET you live without them. :-) :-) :-)
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[FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_arch...@yahoo.com wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightened in their guidance. For instance, “If one is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. By negative thinking, feeling and acting one creates dark patches and muddy colors in the aura which, in turn, prevent the flow of God's creative energy from reaching him. Without the light of God, the body starts of manifest various imbalances and one's health and lifespan is compromised. Turning to vitamins, minerals and excess sunlight does not help because the body is primarily sustained by cosmic current.” -Charles Lutes, Will and Desire, 5/3/91 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Alex, before you and Rick sprain your wrists patting yourselves on the back for creating a free speech zone, you must be aware that, contrary to the thousands of forums on Yahoo Groups, yours is not in compliance with the guidelines. Nothing to be proud of. The guidelines are not arbitrary. They are put in place to foster discussion, about anything. If you and Rick decide hands off, there is no unambiguous solution to trolling on this forum. That is why the majority of the forums, mine included, adhere to the guidelines set out by Yahoo Groups. Rick's and yours don't, and that is no occasion for congratulations. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, j_alexander_stanley@... wrote : Thanks. From the very start, FFL was intended as a free speech zone. When Rick asked me to be a moderator, the job description was to handle subscriptions, keep out spammers, and make sure there's no porn or other content that would get FFL categorized as an adult group, where it would be much less visible on the 'net. For a time, I was also tasked with enforcing the moronic posting limit. WRT colloidal silver, I would only add that it should not be taken on a regular basis, and even at 20 PPM, no more than 6oz should be taken per day. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : J Alexander Stanley is supposed to be the moderator, but he mostly is busy making colloidal silver and cooking meat at low temps for a loong time (wish I had some now). Personally I like his post on what he cooks better than I would any moderation stuff. And I appreciated him giving me the info on his silver maker. So thus far, I am quite pleased at the moderate role J Alexander plays as moderator. From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 5, 2015 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Peep Show ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Moderation ain't working, Doug, or haven't you noticed? There basically is NO moderation on this forum. Rick has encouraged us all to ponder these deep questions, but when it attracts trolls, he bails. No problem now that I have adjusted, but let's please not act as if someone is EVER going to do anything per the Yahoo Guidelines here. It is imo a useless thing to bring up at this point. I thought you left? Left to start a group with moderation? Why not stay there if you can't cope with being here? Why the endless whining? Is it some sort of denial of service for the people who actually like it here? Are you on some sort of mission to save us from ourselves? You are the irritating troll, do you understand? You and your mates who also never contribute anything. Go away. Nothing is going to change here because we like chatting and having fun. Go away and stop spoiling it. You and your mates are tedious beyond words. Go away. You are the trolls. Go away. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : It is true the original post by Turqb was the meme of a slur in violation of the Yahoo-groups guidelines and should have been moderated simply then by the group owner. Moderation is simple to do, either ask someone to withdraw/delete such a post themselves or a moderator remove it and suspend the perp's membership posting privilege. Either-or. Ask the person for some self-restraint and if they don't come right through then clip their membership privilege. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are quite reasonable. -JaiGuruYou! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: reverse_archery@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To:
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Yahoo-Groups Guidelines
Effective June 8 # Your use of Groups is subject to these Guidelines, Keep your content relevant to the group and moderate it correctly. Be courteous. Moderate your content. “Don't threaten, harass, impersonate, or hurt others, and don't invade other people's privacy. ..the group owner may remove your content — or you — from the group altogether. “2. Don't be unkind. Exploitative or degrading comments are not welcome in Groups. Also not welcome are belligerence, insults, slurs, profanity or ranting.” Exploitative, especially: unfairly or cynically using another person or group for profit or advantage; to use selfishly for one's own ends. Degrading: causing a loss of self-respect; humiliating Belligerence: a warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition, or attitude. Insult: to speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse. A disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or action. An insult is an expression, statement (or sometimes behavior) which is disrespectful or scornful. Slur: an insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation. Profanity: abusive, vulgar, or irreverent. To Rant, to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild over-vehement way; rave. Keep your content relevant to the group and moderate it correctly. “Don't be unkind”. We depend on each member to help keep it [FFL] a safe, fun, and positive place for everyone. Yahoo Groups, in its sole discretion, may terminate or remove any content, Group or your Yahoo ID immediately and without notice if (a) Yahoo believes that you have acted inconsistently with the spirit or the letter of the Yahoo Terms of Service or the Yahoo Groups Guidelines, or (b) Yahoo believes you have violated or tried to violate the rights of others. Please help us keep Yahoo Groups an enjoyable and positive experience. If you see a Group or content that violates our rules, please let us know by contacting us [..yahoo-groups]. # [..Some people evidently are not amenable to group collaborations which it seems is why groups, organizations or larger society may well protect and preserve themselves for the utility and well-being of their larger membership by removing or separating destructive asocial members. There is good reason to lack trust in collaboration on FFL at Yahoo-groups by what has been allowed to become a dominant culture of a few here. Of a fear of getting needlessly ensnared by any participation of putting ones thoughts and self forward. Folks generally are denied the opportunity to think together with good people on FFL for all the snark of the ad hominem attack. It takes skills and practice to see discussion as thinking but it takes allies of kindness to think together creatively. For the engagement within a group [FFL] to be effective there need be folks and a moderation willing and able to stand up to bullies who would destroy forum, to have a thinking forum. Truth evidently won't 'set us free' until we have the courage, skills, habit and moral courage to kindly explore it. There evidently are few allies of civil discourse on FFL and Rick Archer in moderation is seldom here to evenly protect civil discourse. Kind thoughtful discussion is up to the folks left here to seize if it can be had at all. Kind discourse has been 'thrown to the dogs' on FFL to tear up by a lack of moderation let alone any self-control. The bullies have run most wild here unchecked because nice people were not protected and thoughtful folks often inside are afraid of embroiling mean conflict upon themselves enough to invest in it, ..in provoking the bullying Turqb asserting..“For the record, I apologize for nothing. Rien. Nada. Nichevo. Bupkus. I meant everything I've ever said here, and stand by it fully.” In thinking together, people often may fail in process of creative thought out of fears to extend themselves individually in to the collective, for fear of engaging with evidently untrustworthy folks. Engagement that may provoke unfriendly embroilment which potentially might be brought on to themselves by stepping forward in conversation. 'Thinking as process' takes skills and practice to see dissonances as thinking and get good at it, to get beyond ego and not let it get out of control. Too many of the writers in character writing here derail creative thinking on FFL by their default to the assault of the personal invective instead of just commenting on a substance of the material brought. That abusive character has been really unfortunate for the larger FFL community. The challenge of FFL as a forum community is to find constructive ways of engaging with people. That takes kindness, tolerance and patience as skillsets and practice to be able to think together and be creative, to look at and solve problems together. FFL is a long ways from that by a grip
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Peep Show
Yep, MJ's reach for an honest contrition here in this thread seems quite admirable as is R-V's reasoning quite fair enough given all that has gone before. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_arch...@yahoo.com wrote : Thanks MJ. It was something I felt could be mentioned at the time with everyone talking about enlightenment, but very third person about it. I am inclined to open doors to see what is behind them. I always learn a lot. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : come to think of it, I believe you are right and I apologize to you here and now. From: reverse_archery@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 7:18 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Peep Show MJ, Please find one post where I did that. I certainly stated it as obvious, but I never congratulated myself about it. That is a story someone else invented. I do recall someone posting all caps that I was not fucking enlightened, which is a little extreme, don't you think? It is a tough subject to talk about, especially with the rest of life happening at the same time, and I am certainly neither a teacher or a scholar when it comes to writing about spirituality. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : have never seen anyone congratulating him- or herself on how intelligent or enlightened they really are. Jim did it plenty enough here on FFL. From: authfriend@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 5:53 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Peep Show Before Barry and/or one or more of the Thugs decides to pile on, allow me to point out that there is actually only one person from The Peak, Jim, who posts here once in awhile. Doug and Steve have been posting on both forums all along. I don't post on The Peak at all and extremely rarely on FFL (this is my second brief visit since last June). Xeno never left FFL but slums over on The Peak. I think that about covers it. Did you have anyone else in mind? Or were you simply imagining things? And just for the record, I read The Peak occasionally and have never seen anyone congratulating him- or herself on how intelligent or enlightened they really are. I think you must have hallucinated that as well. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill@... wrote : Why are all these blustering blowhards scurrying back to FFL from the Peep? Must be really boring over there with everyone congratulating themselves about how intelligent they really are - oh, and enlightened too. Seemed that they all left FFL in a big huff. So how come they're now still going on and on with the same old fluff? So, ca... ca... can we jus... just get along? You know ... being in Unity and all that.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Peek behind the Curtain
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: emptybill@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 4:40 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Peek behind the Curtain I'm saying ... You stridently strutted outta here professing your independence and outrage. So stop being a pussy and live with it. Capisce? Jimbo might also want to learn to live with the obvious FAILURE of his new forum. During the last week only four people besides himself posted there regularly. Three more people made two posts each. THIS is the forum that Judy Stein somehow believes people on FFL are jealous of. :-) Meanwhile, the Judester herself -- after having declared upon her return to FFL Barry and his acolytes can relax, BTW. I have no intention of starting to post regularly again -- has now made 31 posts, two-thirds of which involved dumping on Barry by name, and the remaining third involved dumping on other FFL posters who support him or don't mind him, and who she graciously calls thugs. Where is Doug screaming about Yahoo guideline violations when *she* does it, eh? Crazy people. You can't live with 'em, and you can't live without 'em. Because they're crazy, and they won't LET you live without them. :-) :-) :-) Watching Judy the death of irony Stein trying to throw her weight around again has been fun. But not worth responding to as she's not taking part in any threads or postings things people might want to read. Except her fellow discontents and they don't count anymore either. I shall ignore them as long as they insist on wasting months of their one-and-only precious lives saying the same thing over and over again. The very definition of insanity.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Freedom Summit
The Vermont senator received 208 of 511 delegate votes at the state convention in Milwaukee on Saturday, while Clinton won votes from 252 of the delegates, leaving her just short of a majority. Wisconsin straw poll surprise: A narrow Clinton win http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/wisconsin-straw-poll-surprise-a-narrow-clinton-win-118727.html http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/wisconsin-straw-poll-surprise-a-narrow-clinton-win-118727.html Wisconsin straw poll surprise: A narrow Clinton win http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/wisconsin-straw-poll-surprise-a-narrow-clinton-win-118727.html Bernie Sanders scored 41 percent in a straw poll vote at the Wisconsin Democratic Party convention this weekend — finishing a close second to ... View on www.politico.com http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/wisconsin-straw-poll-surprise-a-narrow-clinton-win-118727.html Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : Mr. Walker, whose early surge in national polls has receded, still enjoys a decisive lead in Iowa, thanks to an unflashy style that resonates with Iowans’ Midwestern sensibilities and to an unusual appeal across a wide ideological swath of Republicans. Scott Walker Riding With Joni Ernst in Iowa as Rivals Give Chase http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/us/politics/scott-walker-riding-with-joni-ernst-in-iowa-as-rivals-give-chase.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/us/politics/scott-walker-riding-with-joni-ernst-in-iowa-as-rivals-give-chase.html?_r=0 Scott Walker Riding With Joni Ernst in Iowa as Rivals Gi... http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/us/politics/scott-walker-riding-with-joni-ernst-in-iowa-as-rivals-give-chase.html?_r=0 Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin was ready to mount a motorcycle Saturday for a “Roast and Ride” fund-raiser, but Republican challenges lie ahead. View on www.nytimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/us/politics/scott-walker-riding-with-joni-ernst-in-iowa-as-rivals-give-chase.html?_r=0 Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : After his Thursday launch, Perry will head to Iowa, where on Saturday he'll be in the city of Perry to kick off a Ride with Rick event that benefits the Puppy Jake Foundation, a non-profit that provides service dogs to wounded veterans. Rick Perry launches comeback bid for White House - CNNPolitics.com http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/04/politics/rick-perry-2016-presidential-announcement/ http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/04/politics/rick-perry-2016-presidential-announcement/ Rick Perry launches comeback bid for White Hou... http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/04/politics/rick-perry-2016-presidential-announcement/ This time, Rick Perry has nowhere to go but up. View on www.cnn.com http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/04/politics/rick-perry-2016-presidential-announcement/ Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : S.C. Senator Lindsey Graham has kicked off his presidential campaign. Lindsey Graham launches 2016 bid http://news.yahoo.com/starting-2016-campaign-graham-blunt-middle-east-071320520--election.html http://news.yahoo.com/starting-2016-campaign-graham-blunt-middle-east-071320520--election.html Lindsey Graham launches 2016 bid http://news.yahoo.com/starting-2016-campaign-graham-blunt-middle-east-071320520--election.html CENTRAL, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham has kicked off his presidential campaign. View on news.yahoo.com http://news.yahoo.com/starting-2016-campaign-graham-blunt-middle-east-071320520--election.html Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : She is now seriously questioning the mental health of both of the Clintons. Kathleen Willey: Hillary a ‘money-hungry hypocrite’ http://www.wnd.com/2015/05/kathleen-willey-hillary-a-money-hungry-hypocrite/ http://www.wnd.com/2015/05/kathleen-willey-hillary-a-money-hungry-hypocrite/ Kathleen Willey: Hillary a ‘money-hungry hypocrite’ http://www.wnd.com/2015/05/kathleen-willey-hillary-a-money-hungry-hypocrite/ A Free Press For A Free People Since 1997 View on www.wnd.com http://www.wnd.com/2015/05/kathleen-willey-hillary-a-money-hungry-hypocrite/ Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : The vast expansion of the spy state and the corresponding erosion of our Constitutional rights has not made America safer. Sen. Rand Paul: I Will Stop the Illegal NSA Spying http://time.com/3902561/sen-rand-paul-tomorrow-i-will-stop-the-illegal-nsa-spying/ http://time.com/3902561/sen-rand-paul-tomorrow-i-will-stop-the-illegal-nsa-spying/ Sen. Rand Paul: I Will Stop the Illegal NSA Spying http://time.com/3902561/sen-rand-paul-tomorrow-i-will-stop-the-illegal-nsa-spying/ We have all the tools we need to preserve both security and liberty View on time.com
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Peep Show
Did you have some comment to make on what I wrote, Xeno, or were these just some random thoughts? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : People rarely see eye to eye. Everyone here has characterised other's ideas and behaviour in ways that that particular person thought was inaccurate. Frankly I find interpreting other people's motivations a mystery, it's like a black box. There are some who think they are 'good' at this, knowing exactly what the other person is doing and why. I consider that a smoke screen for trying to justify a particular position, which is one person's idea of what the other is doing and why. Having gotten through about 3/4th of a book written by a diagnosed sociopath, assuming the content of the book was a truthful reflection, a very charming person might simply be manipulating a situation for entirely personal gains, seeing people basically as piece on a chessboard to be moved at will by manipulating their weaknesses. If we are that bad at interpreting true motivation, how could a moderator be any better at it, making judgements based on what we cannot really know, only what we opine we know? An opinion only represents our pretence that we know something, opinions tend to represent emotional states, not facts. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Actually, Rick didn't say anything about trying to determine exactly who is disrupting Fairfield Life He simply said he might appoint a moderator because he doesn't believe in enabling abusive behavior. Presumably once the moderator has taken over, the abusive behavior here will no longer be tolerated. I hope one thing the moderator looks out for and sanctions is misrepresentation of and/or attempts to mislead about other members' behavior. With regard to the 18 posts of mine Barry mentions below, it would be helpful to look at the posts I was responding to. (The total number of my posts to FFL between last June and today is 31, made during two brief visits.) I am not a member of The Peak, technically or otherwise. I have no private communication with its members but do read it off and on, as I do FFL. I have on occasion defended The Peak and its members from false and abusive comments made on FFL, of which there have been many (not enumerated here by Barry). It's not clear to me that anyone is attempting to disrupt FFL. As far as I can see, there is a continuation over the last few days of a long-standing FFL discussion having to do with the persistent abuse of TM supporters by non-TM supporters. It should also be noted that of the five Peak members who have been posting here, two (Doug and Steve) have been posting to FFL all along. One (Xeno) is primarily an FFL member who occasionally posts to The Peak. One (Richard) posts almost exclusively to FFL. And one (Jim) has posted very little to FFL until quite recently. The notion promoted by some FFL members that there has been a sudden invasion of FFL by Peak members bent on disruption is false. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Hi Rick, I am pleased to hear that you're going to look into the moderation issue and try to determine exactly who is disrupting Fairfield Life and creating a negative experience for posters who have chosen to remain there and post, as opposed to moving over to The_Peak. To help you decide where exactly the problem lies, and who you might need to moderate, here are some interesting statistics for you to ponder: -- Number of posts made in June to The_Peak by FFL members that were designed and intended to complain about The_Peak and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 0 (zero) -- Number of posts made in June to FFL by The_Peak members that were designed and intended to complain about FFL and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 131 -- Number of posts made in June to FFL by Judy Stein (technically not a member of The_Peak) that were designed and intended to complain about FFL and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 18 Seems to me that there is a concerted effort by members of another group (The_Leak) and one of their sympathizers (Judy Stein) to disrupt Fairfield Life. Meanwhile, there is NO corresponding attempt by anyone at FFL to go over to The_Peak and disrupt *their* conversations. I think these statistics speak for themselves as to who needs moderation, but you decide... Barry ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... wrote : From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] I believe when you say Rick is enabling a certain behaviour, you are really saying he is not preventing behaviour you would rather not see. He is not enabling, its laissez-faire, a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering. When you use the word enabling, you are assuming Rick wants to have that kind of behaviour to which
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Peep Show
If thoughts are spontaneous, does that mean they are random? Might be, might not be. How could you tell? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Did you have some comment to make on what I wrote, Xeno, or were these just some random thoughts? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : People rarely see eye to eye. Everyone here has characterised other's ideas and behaviour in ways that that particular person thought was inaccurate. Frankly I find interpreting other people's motivations a mystery, it's like a black box. There are some who think they are 'good' at this, knowing exactly what the other person is doing and why. I consider that a smoke screen for trying to justify a particular position, which is one person's idea of what the other is doing and why. Having gotten through about 3/4th of a book written by a diagnosed sociopath, assuming the content of the book was a truthful reflection, a very charming person might simply be manipulating a situation for entirely personal gains, seeing people basically as piece on a chessboard to be moved at will by manipulating their weaknesses. If we are that bad at interpreting true motivation, how could a moderator be any better at it, making judgements based on what we cannot really know, only what we opine we know? An opinion only represents our pretence that we know something, opinions tend to represent emotional states, not facts. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Actually, Rick didn't say anything about trying to determine exactly who is disrupting Fairfield Life He simply said he might appoint a moderator because he doesn't believe in enabling abusive behavior. Presumably once the moderator has taken over, the abusive behavior here will no longer be tolerated. I hope one thing the moderator looks out for and sanctions is misrepresentation of and/or attempts to mislead about other members' behavior. With regard to the 18 posts of mine Barry mentions below, it would be helpful to look at the posts I was responding to. (The total number of my posts to FFL between last June and today is 31, made during two brief visits.) I am not a member of The Peak, technically or otherwise. I have no private communication with its members but do read it off and on, as I do FFL. I have on occasion defended The Peak and its members from false and abusive comments made on FFL, of which there have been many (not enumerated here by Barry). It's not clear to me that anyone is attempting to disrupt FFL. As far as I can see, there is a continuation over the last few days of a long-standing FFL discussion having to do with the persistent abuse of TM supporters by non-TM supporters. It should also be noted that of the five Peak members who have been posting here, two (Doug and Steve) have been posting to FFL all along. One (Xeno) is primarily an FFL member who occasionally posts to The Peak. One (Richard) posts almost exclusively to FFL. And one (Jim) has posted very little to FFL until quite recently. The notion promoted by some FFL members that there has been a sudden invasion of FFL by Peak members bent on disruption is false. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Hi Rick, I am pleased to hear that you're going to look into the moderation issue and try to determine exactly who is disrupting Fairfield Life and creating a negative experience for posters who have chosen to remain there and post, as opposed to moving over to The_Peak. To help you decide where exactly the problem lies, and who you might need to moderate, here are some interesting statistics for you to ponder: -- Number of posts made in June to The_Peak by FFL members that were designed and intended to complain about The_Peak and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 0 (zero) -- Number of posts made in June to FFL by The_Peak members that were designed and intended to complain about FFL and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 131 -- Number of posts made in June to FFL by Judy Stein (technically not a member of The_Peak) that were designed and intended to complain about FFL and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 18 Seems to me that there is a concerted effort by members of another group (The_Leak) and one of their sympathizers (Judy Stein) to disrupt Fairfield Life. Meanwhile, there is NO corresponding attempt by anyone at FFL to go over to The_Peak and disrupt *their* conversations. I think these statistics speak for themselves as to who needs moderation, but you decide... Barry ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... wrote : From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] I believe when you say Rick is enabling a certain behaviour, you are really saying he is not preventing behaviour you would rather not see. He is not enabling, its laissez-faire, a policy or
Re: [FairfieldLife] How you get fat?
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[FairfieldLife] Re: Live From Austin
Stevie Ray Vaughan Voodoo Child Live From Austin Texas 1080P https://youtu.be/xu7icMXf-pI https://youtu.be/xu7icMXf-pI Stevie Ray Vaughan Voodoo Child Live From Austin Tex... https://youtu.be/xu7icMXf-pI From the DVD Live From Austin Texas These video uploads are completely nonprofit, no copyright infringement intended. The intention is rather to enc... View on youtu.be https://youtu.be/xu7icMXf-pI Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : Asleep At The Wheel Live- Miles and Miles of Texas Get Your Kicks on Route 66 https://youtu.be/fTh-4Ss07AE https://youtu.be/fTh-4Ss07AE Asleep At The Wheel Live- Miles and Miles of Texas ... https://youtu.be/fTh-4Ss07AE To purchase this DVD, please go to this link: http://www.amazon.com/Kings-Texas-Swing-W-Dvd/dp/B000LRZ07U/ref=sr_1_3?ie=U... View on youtu.be https://youtu.be/fTh-4Ss07AE Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (Live From Austin TX) https://youtu.be/H7vaYOIKWYY https://youtu.be/H7vaYOIKWYY Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (Live Fr... https://youtu.be/H7vaYOIKWYY Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain from Willie Nelson's Live From Austin Texas performance. Buy it today on Amazon http://amzn.to/1dL5tyz or iTunes http:/... View on youtu.be https://youtu.be/H7vaYOIKWYY Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : Stevie Ray Vaughan and The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Tough Enough (Live) https://youtu.be/Z4yxxg5WDkQ https://youtu.be/Z4yxxg5WDkQ Stevie Ray Vaughan and The Fabulous Thunderbirds - T... https://youtu.be/Z4yxxg5WDkQ This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. View on youtu.be https://youtu.be/Z4yxxg5WDkQ Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : Eric Clapton/Jimmy Vaughan/Robert Cray-Six Strings Down http://youtu.be/U-S4TDGoOqA http://youtu.be/U-S4TDGoOqA Eric Clapton/Jimmy Vaughan/Robert Cray-Six St... http://youtu.be/U-S4TDGoOqA Rock On View on youtu.be http://youtu.be/U-S4TDGoOqA Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : The dB's - That Time Is Gone - 3/15/2012 - Outdoor Stage On Sixth https://youtu.be/PSpE-LYcD1g https://youtu.be/PSpE-LYcD1g The dB's - That Time Is Gone - 3/15/2012 - Outdoor S... https://youtu.be/PSpE-LYcD1g The dB's - That Time Is Gone Recorded Live: 3/15/2012 - Outdoor Stage On Sixth (Austin,TX) Subscribe to Paste on YouTube: http://goo.gl/AU2nKB Visit P... View on youtu.be https://youtu.be/PSpE-LYcD1g Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : John Fogerty (Live 2004): The Old Man down the Road http://youtu.be/4Lf0pQoRgFQ http://youtu.be/4Lf0pQoRgFQ John Fogerty (Live 2004): The Old Man down the Road http://youtu.be/4Lf0pQoRgFQ This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. View on youtu.be http://youtu.be/4Lf0pQoRgFQ Preview by Yahoo
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Are you having some trouble understanding my post, Xeno? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : It would appear authfriend can correctly spell 'cognitive dissonance'. You are holding two or more contradictory beliefs and thinking everything is OK? From: authfriend@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show In the olden days of FFL, prior to Neo, identities were handled differently. People's real names appeared in the headers of their posts, along with their handles, unless they had specified when registering for Yahoo! that only their handles be used. I did not so specify, and my real name appeared in my posts' headers. Obviously I have no objection to my real name being used. That would be pretty silly after all this time. But, this brings up an interesting subject. From what I've read, authfriend has never used her real name on FFL, so I guess that everyone that ever used her real name should be banned from the group. That would include almost everyone currently posting. Can anyone spell cognitive dissonance?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Does the You are holding... refer to me? If it refers to me, you didn't understand the post. Read it again. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : No. But you may explain to me why you think I did not. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Are you having some trouble understanding my post, Xeno? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : It would appear authfriend can correctly spell 'cognitive dissonance'. You are holding two or more contradictory beliefs and thinking everything is OK? From: authfriend@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show In the olden days of FFL, prior to Neo, identities were handled differently. People's real names appeared in the headers of their posts, along with their handles, unless they had specified when registering for Yahoo! that only their handles be used. I did not so specify, and my real name appeared in my posts' headers. Obviously I have no objection to my real name being used. That would be pretty silly after all this time. But, this brings up an interesting subject. From what I've read, authfriend has never used her real name on FFL, so I guess that everyone that ever used her real name should be banned from the group. That would include almost everyone currently posting. Can anyone spell cognitive dissonance?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
In the olden days of FFL, prior to Neo, identities were handled differently. People's real names appeared in the headers of their posts, along with their handles, unless they had specified when registering for Yahoo! that only their handles be used. I did not so specify, and my real name appeared in my posts' headers. Obviously I have no objection to my real name being used. That would be pretty silly after all this time. But, this brings up an interesting subject. From what I've read, authfriend has never used her real name on FFL, so I guess that everyone that ever used her real name should be banned from the group. That would include almost everyone currently posting. Can anyone spell cognitive dissonance?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
It would appear authfriend can correctly spell 'cognitive dissonance'. You
are holding two or more contradictory beliefs and thinking everything is OK?
From: authfri...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
In the olden days of FFL, prior to Neo, identities were handled
differently. People's real names appeared in the headers of their posts, along
with their handles, unless they had specified when registering for Yahoo! that
only their handles be used. I did not so specify, and my real name appeared in
my posts' headers. Obviously I have no objection to my real name being used.
That would be pretty silly after all this time.
But, this brings up an interesting subject. From what I've read, authfriend
has never used her real name on FFL, so I guess that everyone that ever used
her real name should be banned from the group. That would include almost
everyone currently posting. Can anyone spell cognitive dissonance?
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
No. But you may explain to me why you think I did not. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Are you having some trouble understanding my post, Xeno? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : It would appear authfriend can correctly spell 'cognitive dissonance'. You are holding two or more contradictory beliefs and thinking everything is OK? From: authfriend@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show In the olden days of FFL, prior to Neo, identities were handled differently. People's real names appeared in the headers of their posts, along with their handles, unless they had specified when registering for Yahoo! that only their handles be used. I did not so specify, and my real name appeared in my posts' headers. Obviously I have no objection to my real name being used. That would be pretty silly after all this time. But, this brings up an interesting subject. From what I've read, authfriend has never used her real name on FFL, so I guess that everyone that ever used her real name should be banned from the group. That would include almost everyone currently posting. Can anyone spell cognitive dissonance?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Even if I say that Marshy was a liar, cheat, fraud and con artist and that he was a serial womanizer? Just figured I would test how deep or shallow the newly moderated waters are, you see. From: dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. -JaiGuruYou ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote : Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote : ThanksR-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experiencefor the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_arch...@yahoo.com wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don'tbe Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightenedin their guidance. Forinstance, “Ifone is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. Bynegative thinking, feeling and acting one creates dark patches andmuddy colors in the aura which, in turn, prevent the flow of God'screative energy from reaching him. Without the light of God, thebody starts of manifest various imbalances and one's health andlifespan is compromised. Turning to vitamins, minerals and excesssunlight does not help because the body is primarily sustained bycosmic current.” -Charles Lutes, Will and Desire, 5/3/91 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Alex, before you and Rick sprain your wrists patting yourselves on the back for creating a free speech zone, you must be aware that, contrary to the thousands of forums on Yahoo Groups, yours is not in compliance with the guidelines. Nothing to be proud of. The guidelines are not arbitrary. They are put in place to foster discussion, about anything. If you and Rick decide hands off, there is no unambiguous solution to trolling on this forum. That is why the majority of the forums, mine included, adhere to the guidelines set out by Yahoo Groups. Rick's and yours don't, and that is no occasion for congratulations. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, j_alexander_stanley@... wrote : Thanks. From the very start, FFL was intended as a free speech zone. When Rick asked me to be a moderator, the job description was to handle subscriptions, keep out spammers, and make sure there's no porn or other content that would get FFL categorized as an adult group, where it would be much less visible on the 'net. For a time, I was also tasked with enforcing the moronic posting limit. WRT colloidal silver, I would only add that it should not be taken on a regular basis, and even at 20 PPM, no more than 6oz should be taken per day. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : J Alexander Stanley is supposed to be the moderator, but he mostly is busy making colloidal silver and cooking meat at low temps for a loong time (wish I had some now). Personally I like his post on what he cooks better than I
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Peep Show
People rarely see eye to eye. Everyone here has characterised other's ideas and behaviour in ways that that particular person thought was inaccurate. Frankly I find interpreting other people's motivations a mystery, it's like a black box. There are some who think they are 'good' at this, knowing exactly what the other person is doing and why. I consider that a smoke screen for trying to justify a particular position, which is one person's idea of what the other is doing and why. Having gotten through about 3/4th of a book written by a diagnosed sociopath, assuming the content of the book was a truthful reflection, a very charming person might simply be manipulating a situation for entirely personal gains, seeing people basically as piece on a chessboard to be moved at will by manipulating their weaknesses. If we are that bad at interpreting true motivation, how could a moderator be any better at it, making judgements based on what we cannot really know, only what we opine we know? An opinion only represents our pretence that we know something, opinions tend to represent emotional states, not facts. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Actually, Rick didn't say anything about trying to determine exactly who is disrupting Fairfield Life He simply said he might appoint a moderator because he doesn't believe in enabling abusive behavior. Presumably once the moderator has taken over, the abusive behavior here will no longer be tolerated. I hope one thing the moderator looks out for and sanctions is misrepresentation of and/or attempts to mislead about other members' behavior. With regard to the 18 posts of mine Barry mentions below, it would be helpful to look at the posts I was responding to. (The total number of my posts to FFL between last June and today is 31, made during two brief visits.) I am not a member of The Peak, technically or otherwise. I have no private communication with its members but do read it off and on, as I do FFL. I have on occasion defended The Peak and its members from false and abusive comments made on FFL, of which there have been many (not enumerated here by Barry). It's not clear to me that anyone is attempting to disrupt FFL. As far as I can see, there is a continuation over the last few days of a long-standing FFL discussion having to do with the persistent abuse of TM supporters by non-TM supporters. It should also be noted that of the five Peak members who have been posting here, two (Doug and Steve) have been posting to FFL all along. One (Xeno) is primarily an FFL member who occasionally posts to The Peak. One (Richard) posts almost exclusively to FFL. And one (Jim) has posted very little to FFL until quite recently. The notion promoted by some FFL members that there has been a sudden invasion of FFL by Peak members bent on disruption is false. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Hi Rick, I am pleased to hear that you're going to look into the moderation issue and try to determine exactly who is disrupting Fairfield Life and creating a negative experience for posters who have chosen to remain there and post, as opposed to moving over to The_Peak. To help you decide where exactly the problem lies, and who you might need to moderate, here are some interesting statistics for you to ponder: -- Number of posts made in June to The_Peak by FFL members that were designed and intended to complain about The_Peak and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 0 (zero) -- Number of posts made in June to FFL by The_Peak members that were designed and intended to complain about FFL and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 131 -- Number of posts made in June to FFL by Judy Stein (technically not a member of The_Peak) that were designed and intended to complain about FFL and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 18 Seems to me that there is a concerted effort by members of another group (The_Leak) and one of their sympathizers (Judy Stein) to disrupt Fairfield Life. Meanwhile, there is NO corresponding attempt by anyone at FFL to go over to The_Peak and disrupt *their* conversations. I think these statistics speak for themselves as to who needs moderation, but you decide... Barry ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... wrote : From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] I believe when you say Rick is enabling a certain behaviour, you are really saying he is not preventing behaviour you would rather not see. He is not enabling, its laissez-faire, a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering. When you use the word enabling, you are assuming Rick wants to have that kind of behaviour to which you have so far objected. But now that you see he is just letting things take their natural course, that should not be a problem any more. I do not think
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Seems to me we're starting right out with abuse of Doug, before he's done anything at all. Nobody, of course, will fall off the radar if they're banned. They can always email Rick (or Alex, if he's still functioning in the moderator realm). ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret.
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Peep Show
I believe you know what random means and how I was using it in this context. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : If thoughts are spontaneous, does that mean they are random? Might be, might not be. How could you tell? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Did you have some comment to make on what I wrote, Xeno, or were these just some random thoughts? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : People rarely see eye to eye. Everyone here has characterised other's ideas and behaviour in ways that that particular person thought was inaccurate. Frankly I find interpreting other people's motivations a mystery, it's like a black box. There are some who think they are 'good' at this, knowing exactly what the other person is doing and why. I consider that a smoke screen for trying to justify a particular position, which is one person's idea of what the other is doing and why. Having gotten through about 3/4th of a book written by a diagnosed sociopath, assuming the content of the book was a truthful reflection, a very charming person might simply be manipulating a situation for entirely personal gains, seeing people basically as piece on a chessboard to be moved at will by manipulating their weaknesses. If we are that bad at interpreting true motivation, how could a moderator be any better at it, making judgements based on what we cannot really know, only what we opine we know? An opinion only represents our pretence that we know something, opinions tend to represent emotional states, not facts. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Actually, Rick didn't say anything about trying to determine exactly who is disrupting Fairfield Life He simply said he might appoint a moderator because he doesn't believe in enabling abusive behavior. Presumably once the moderator has taken over, the abusive behavior here will no longer be tolerated. I hope one thing the moderator looks out for and sanctions is misrepresentation of and/or attempts to mislead about other members' behavior. With regard to the 18 posts of mine Barry mentions below, it would be helpful to look at the posts I was responding to. (The total number of my posts to FFL between last June and today is 31, made during two brief visits.) I am not a member of The Peak, technically or otherwise. I have no private communication with its members but do read it off and on, as I do FFL. I have on occasion defended The Peak and its members from false and abusive comments made on FFL, of which there have been many (not enumerated here by Barry). It's not clear to me that anyone is attempting to disrupt FFL. As far as I can see, there is a continuation over the last few days of a long-standing FFL discussion having to do with the persistent abuse of TM supporters by non-TM supporters. It should also be noted that of the five Peak members who have been posting here, two (Doug and Steve) have been posting to FFL all along. One (Xeno) is primarily an FFL member who occasionally posts to The Peak. One (Richard) posts almost exclusively to FFL. And one (Jim) has posted very little to FFL until quite recently. The notion promoted by some FFL members that there has been a sudden invasion of FFL by Peak members bent on disruption is false. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Hi Rick, I am pleased to hear that you're going to look into the moderation issue and try to determine exactly who is disrupting Fairfield Life and creating a negative experience for posters who have chosen to remain there and post, as opposed to moving over to The_Peak. To help you decide where exactly the problem lies, and who you might need to moderate, here are some interesting statistics for you to ponder: -- Number of posts made in June to The_Peak by FFL members that were designed and intended to complain about The_Peak and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 0 (zero) -- Number of posts made in June to FFL by The_Peak members that were designed and intended to complain about FFL and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 131 -- Number of posts made in June to FFL by Judy Stein (technically not a member of The_Peak) that were designed and intended to complain about FFL and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 18 Seems to me that there is a concerted effort by members of another group (The_Leak) and one of their sympathizers (Judy Stein) to disrupt Fairfield Life. Meanwhile, there is NO corresponding attempt by anyone at FFL to go over to The_Peak and disrupt *their* conversations. I think these statistics speak for themselves as to who needs moderation, but you decide... Barry ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... wrote : From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] I believe when you say Rick is enabling a
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Peep Show
Hi Rick, I am pleased to hear that you're going to look into the moderation issue and try to determine exactly who is disrupting Fairfield Life and creating a negative experience for posters who have chosen to remain there and post, as opposed to moving over to The_Peak. To help you decide where exactly the problem lies, and who you might need to moderate, here are some interesting statistics for you to ponder: -- Number of posts made in June to The_Peak by FFL members that were designed and intended to complain about The_Peak and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 0 (zero) -- Number of posts made in June to FFL by The_Peak members that were designed and intended to complain about FFL and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 131 -- Number of posts made in June to FFL by Judy Stein (technically not a member of The_Peak) that were designed and intended to complain about FFL and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 18 Seems to me that there is a concerted effort by members of another group (The_Leak) and one of their sympathizers (Judy Stein) to disrupt Fairfield Life. Meanwhile, there is NO corresponding attempt by anyone at FFL to go over to The_Peak and disrupt *their* conversations. I think these statistics speak for themselves as to who needs moderation, but you decide... Barry ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... wrote : From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] I believe when you say Rick is enabling a certain behaviour, you are really saying he is not preventing behaviour you would rather not see. He is not enabling, its laissez-faire, a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering. When you use the word enabling, you are assuming Rick wants to have that kind of behaviour to which you have so far objected. But now that you see he is just letting things take their natural course, that should not be a problem any more. I do not think Rick has an intentional stance to enable, is just letting go, as when one lets go of a mantra and it goes and changes however it goes. The individual posters enable whatever happens because they are the one producing the content. But content here comes from thought, and thought is spontaneous, it comes effortlessly and naturally, so really, nature itself is what enables what happens here, and everywhere else for that matter. I believe you are attributing intentionality incorrectly. When I say 'believe', that means it's an opinion, not necessarily true, though it could be. That’s a fair assessment. I give little attention to FFL because I’m so busy with other things. But I’ve gotten so many complaints recently that I may appoint a moderator soon, and will announce it when I do. I don’t believe in censorship, but I also don’t believe in enabling abusive behavior. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... mailto:reverse_archery@... wrote : Sort of. It took me awhile to recognize that this place has been allowed to deteriorate one post at a time, deliberately. Once I saw that, that this is Rick's intention and legacy, I was OK with it. For the longest time, I simply thought he wasn't doing his job as moderator, when in fact he is precisely enabling the behavior he wants to see on here, and always has been. I have no issues with that at all - like I said, it just took me awhile to see it. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... mailto:noozguru@... wrote : The funny thing is the more they go on about FFL and the need for moderating the more Rick is likely to keep it up the way it is. After what FFL has always been is a place for people who have on thing in common, that they were involved in TM, to share their outlook on everything, not just TM or spirituality. I've always said it's like the off topic sections many forums have.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Just for the record, I should point out that Rick banned me from the group without sending me a single message or email explaining why. So, I appealed to him and he reinstated my posting privileges. Apparently an informant objected to my using their real name, although they had previously posted under their real name. Go figure. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Sad news. The really sad part of this is that Barry has not apologized to me for over two decades for posting my real name on a.m.t. Go figure. But, this brings up an interesting subject. From what I've read, authfriend has never used her real name on FFL, so I guess that everyone that ever used her real name should be banned from the group. That would include almost everyone currently posting. Can anyone spell cognitive dissonance? Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightened in their guidance. For instance, “If one is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. By negative thinking, feeling and acting one creates dark patches and muddy colors in the aura which, in turn, prevent the flow of God's creative energy from reaching him. Without the light of God, the body starts of manifest various imbalances and one's health and lifespan is compromised. Turning to vitamins, minerals and excess sunlight does not help because the body is primarily sustained by cosmic current.” -Charles Lutes, Will and Desire, 5/3/91 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Alex, before you and Rick sprain your wrists patting yourselves on the back for creating a free speech zone, you must be aware that, contrary to the thousands of forums on Yahoo Groups, yours is not in compliance with the guidelines. Nothing to be proud of. The guidelines are not arbitrary. They are put in place to foster discussion, about anything. If you and Rick decide hands off, there is no unambiguous solution to trolling on this forum. That is why the majority of the forums, mine included, adhere to the guidelines set out by Yahoo Groups. Rick's and yours don't, and that is no occasion for congratulations. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, j_alexander_stanley@... wrote : Thanks. From the very start, FFL was intended as a free speech zone. When Rick asked me to be a moderator, the job description was to handle subscriptions, keep out spammers, and make sure there's no porn or other content that would get FFL categorized as an adult group, where it would be much less visible on the 'net. For a time, I was also tasked with enforcing the moronic posting limit. WRT colloidal silver, I would only add that it should not be taken on a regular basis, and even at 20 PPM, no more than
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. -JaiGuruYou ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote : Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_arch...@yahoo.com wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightened in their guidance. For instance, “If one is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. By negative thinking, feeling and acting one creates dark patches and muddy colors in the aura which, in turn, prevent the flow of God's creative energy from reaching him. Without the light of God, the body starts of manifest various imbalances and one's health and lifespan is compromised. Turning to vitamins, minerals and excess sunlight does not help because the body is primarily sustained by cosmic current.” -Charles Lutes, Will and Desire, 5/3/91 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Alex, before you and Rick sprain your wrists patting yourselves on the back for creating a free speech zone, you must be aware that, contrary to the thousands of forums on Yahoo Groups, yours is not in compliance with the guidelines. Nothing to be proud of. The guidelines are not arbitrary. They are put in place to foster discussion, about anything. If you and Rick decide hands off, there is no unambiguous solution to trolling on this forum. That is why the majority of the forums, mine included, adhere to the guidelines set out by Yahoo Groups. Rick's and yours don't, and that is no occasion for congratulations. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, j_alexander_stanley@... wrote : Thanks. From the very start, FFL was intended as a free speech zone. When Rick asked me to be a moderator, the job description was to handle subscriptions, keep out spammers, and make sure there's no porn or other content that would get FFL categorized as an adult group, where it would be much less visible on the 'net. For a time, I was also tasked with enforcing the moronic posting limit. WRT colloidal silver, I would only add that it should not be taken on a regular basis, and even at 20 PPM, no more than 6oz should be taken per day. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : J Alexander Stanley is supposed to be the moderator, but he mostly is busy making colloidal silver and cooking meat at low temps for a loong time (wish I had some now). Personally I like his post on what he cooks better than I would any moderation stuff. And I appreciated him giving me the info on his silver maker. So thus far, I am quite pleased at the moderate role J Alexander plays as moderator. From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 5, 2015 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Peep
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Let's just see how it turns out. We could always create Fairfield Life II if it does not. Here is the current description of Fairfield Life, in case any of us have forgotten: Group Description Fairfield Life focuses on topics of interest to seekers (and finders) of truth and liberation everywhere. Fairfield, Iowa is home to Maharishi University of Management, founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1971. There are about 2000 Transcendental Meditation practitioners here, as well as many others pursuing various spiritual paths. What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite. ~ Bertrand Russell We often discuss the trials and tribulations of the TM Movement, which may not interest some, but that's why God created the delete key. Discussions also draw from diverse teachers such as Ammachi, Eckhart Tolle, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Byron Katie, Dalai Lama, Jesus Christ, Buddha, Ramana Maharshi, Shankara, etc. The healthy mind challenges its own assumptions. ~ The I Ching Pretty much any topic is fair game. Currently, there's a lot of discussion about American politics. We have discussed spirituality, politics, economics, morality and higher states of consciousness, drug laws, evolution vs. creationism, enlightenment, advaita, reincarnation, karma, Jyotish (Vedic astrology), yagya, Ayurveda, dzogchen, tantra, channeling, vegetarianism, kundalini, celibacy, sexuality, homosexuality, abortion, racism, UFOs, Buddhism, Hinduism, Veda, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Scientology, etc. Whatever you think, it's more than that ~ Incredible String Band You can lurk without joining, but you have to join to post. Members can access Files, Photos, Links, and Database. Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. ~ Buddha Take what you need and leave the rest. ~ The Band I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for the truth; and truth rewarded me. ~ Simone de Beauvoir ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. -JaiGuruYou ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightened in their guidance. For instance, “If one is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. By negative thinking, feeling and acting one creates dark patches and muddy colors in the aura which, in turn, prevent the flow of God's creative energy from reaching him. Without the light of God, the body starts of manifest various imbalances and one's health and lifespan is
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Peep Show
Actually, Rick didn't say anything about trying to determine exactly who is disrupting Fairfield Life He simply said he might appoint a moderator because he doesn't believe in enabling abusive behavior. Presumably once the moderator has taken over, the abusive behavior here will no longer be tolerated. I hope one thing the moderator looks out for and sanctions is misrepresentation of and/or attempts to mislead about other members' behavior. With regard to the 18 posts of mine Barry mentions below, it would be helpful to look at the posts I was responding to. (The total number of my posts to FFL between last June and today is 31, made during two brief visits.) I am not a member of The Peak, technically or otherwise. I have no private communication with its members but do read it off and on, as I do FFL. I have on occasion defended The Peak and its members from false and abusive comments made on FFL, of which there have been many (not enumerated here by Barry). It's not clear to me that anyone is attempting to disrupt FFL. As far as I can see, there is a continuation over the last few days of a long-standing FFL discussion having to do with the persistent abuse of TM supporters by non-TM supporters. It should also be noted that of the five Peak members who have been posting here, two (Doug and Steve) have been posting to FFL all along. One (Xeno) is primarily an FFL member who occasionally posts to The Peak. One (Richard) posts almost exclusively to FFL. And one (Jim) has posted very little to FFL until quite recently. The notion promoted by some FFL members that there has been a sudden invasion of FFL by Peak members bent on disruption is false. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Hi Rick, I am pleased to hear that you're going to look into the moderation issue and try to determine exactly who is disrupting Fairfield Life and creating a negative experience for posters who have chosen to remain there and post, as opposed to moving over to The_Peak. To help you decide where exactly the problem lies, and who you might need to moderate, here are some interesting statistics for you to ponder: -- Number of posts made in June to The_Peak by FFL members that were designed and intended to complain about The_Peak and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 0 (zero) -- Number of posts made in June to FFL by The_Peak members that were designed and intended to complain about FFL and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 131 -- Number of posts made in June to FFL by Judy Stein (technically not a member of The_Peak) that were designed and intended to complain about FFL and disrupt that group's ongoing conversations: 18 Seems to me that there is a concerted effort by members of another group (The_Leak) and one of their sympathizers (Judy Stein) to disrupt Fairfield Life. Meanwhile, there is NO corresponding attempt by anyone at FFL to go over to The_Peak and disrupt *their* conversations. I think these statistics speak for themselves as to who needs moderation, but you decide... Barry ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... wrote : From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] I believe when you say Rick is enabling a certain behaviour, you are really saying he is not preventing behaviour you would rather not see. He is not enabling, its laissez-faire, a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering. When you use the word enabling, you are assuming Rick wants to have that kind of behaviour to which you have so far objected. But now that you see he is just letting things take their natural course, that should not be a problem any more. I do not think Rick has an intentional stance to enable, is just letting go, as when one lets go of a mantra and it goes and changes however it goes. The individual posters enable whatever happens because they are the one producing the content. But content here comes from thought, and thought is spontaneous, it comes effortlessly and naturally, so really, nature itself is what enables what happens here, and everywhere else for that matter. I believe you are attributing intentionality incorrectly. When I say 'believe', that means it's an opinion, not necessarily true, though it could be. That’s a fair assessment. I give little attention to FFL because I’m so busy with other things. But I’ve gotten so many complaints recently that I may appoint a moderator soon, and will announce it when I do. I don’t believe in censorship, but I also don’t believe in enabling abusive behavior. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... mailto:reverse_archery@... wrote : Sort of. It took me awhile to recognize that this place has been allowed to deteriorate one post at a time, deliberately. Once I saw that, that this is Rick's intention and
[FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_arch...@yahoo.com wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightened in their guidance. For instance, “If one is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. By negative thinking, feeling and acting one creates dark patches and muddy colors in the aura which, in turn, prevent the flow of God's creative energy from reaching him. Without the light of God, the body starts of manifest various imbalances and one's health and lifespan is compromised. Turning to vitamins, minerals and excess sunlight does not help because the body is primarily sustained by cosmic current.” -Charles Lutes, Will and Desire, 5/3/91 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Alex, before you and Rick sprain your wrists patting yourselves on the back for creating a free speech zone, you must be aware that, contrary to the thousands of forums on Yahoo Groups, yours is not in compliance with the guidelines. Nothing to be proud of. The guidelines are not arbitrary. They are put in place to foster discussion, about anything. If you and Rick decide hands off, there is no unambiguous solution to trolling on this forum. That is why the majority of the forums, mine included, adhere to the guidelines set out by Yahoo Groups. Rick's and yours don't, and that is no occasion for congratulations. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, j_alexander_stanley@... wrote : Thanks. From the very start, FFL was intended as a free speech zone. When Rick asked me to be a moderator, the job description was to handle subscriptions, keep out spammers, and make sure there's no porn or other content that would get FFL categorized as an adult group, where it would be much less visible on the 'net. For a time, I was also tasked with enforcing the moronic posting limit. WRT colloidal silver, I would only add that it should not be taken on a regular basis, and even at 20 PPM, no more than 6oz should be taken per day. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : J Alexander Stanley is supposed to be the moderator, but he mostly is busy making colloidal silver and cooking meat at low temps for a loong time (wish I had some now). Personally I like his post on what he cooks better than I would any moderation stuff. And I appreciated him giving me the info on his silver maker. So thus far, I am quite pleased at the moderate role J Alexander plays as moderator. From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 5, 2015 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Peep Show ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Moderation ain't working, Doug, or haven't you noticed? There basically is NO moderation on this forum. Rick has encouraged us all to ponder these deep questions, but when it attracts trolls, he bails. No problem now that I have adjusted, but let's please not act as if someone is EVER going to do anything per the Yahoo Guidelines here. It is imo a useless thing to bring up at this point. I thought you left? Left to start a group with moderation? Why not stay there if you can't cope with being here? Why the endless whining? Is it some sort of denial of service for the people who actually like it here? Are you on some sort of mission to save us from ourselves? You are the irritating troll, do you understand? You and your mates who also never contribute anything. Go away. Nothing is going to change here because we like chatting and having fun. Go away and stop spoiling it. You and your mates are tedious beyond words. Go away. You are the trolls. Go away. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : It is true the original post by Turqb was the meme of a slur in violation of the Yahoo-groups guidelines and should have been moderated simply then by the group owner. Moderation is simple to do, either ask someone to withdraw/delete such a post themselves or a moderator remove it and
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Peek behind the Curtain
/Apparently, nobody currently posting to this forum has ever made this claim. Correct me if I am wrong about this. It does not follow that because Judy objects to anyone posting lies about her, and that she practices TM, she does not have clarity in her messages. It seems pretty clear to me: STOP LYING and telling fibs about Judy behind her back. It's not complicated. / Quoting emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]: Perhaps that is just my perception, but unfortunately, that presents an obvious argument that TM doesn’t really develop the clarity of the witnessing neuro-physiology as claimed by true believers. /Non sequitur./ Xeno, Thank you for remaining in a state of apatheiatowards Judy's agitating assalts towards you. In her absence from FFL, my memory became numb regarding her willful intransigence. However, her FFL persona once again appears only bounded by her current choice of likes and dislikes - something variable from season to season, poster to poster. This character trait indicates a petty (sometimes viciously petty) mentality – something self-serving in function and compulsive in expression. Like you and many readers here, I overlook Barry’s baiting barbs and self-involved vignettes. After all, on FFL we are free to ignore or reply as we see fit - doing the same thing that Barry professes. At least Barry offers some original assertions and views – all of that rather than the old, “you are a liar, a thief and an uncharged felon”. I can read your posts only sometimes because I have limited available time - if at all. But, when I do, I still appreciate the /apatheia/. Many of our posting folks seem to lack even the semblance of dispassion. Perhaps that is just my perception, but unfortunately, that presents an obvious argument that TM doesn’t really develop the clarity of the witnessing neuro-physiology as claimed by true believers. Links: -- [1] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/416379;_ylc=X3oDMTJyNnIzN2VjBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM5MjAxOTYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDc3MDc2BG1zZ0lkAzQxNjM3OQRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzE0MzM3MzAxOTc-?act=replymessageNum=416379 [2] mailto:emptyb...@yahoo.com?subject=Re%3A%20A%20%22Peek%22%20behind%20the%20Curtain [3] mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20A%20%22Peek%22%20behind%20the%20Curtain [4] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/newtopic;_ylc=X3oDMTJldHNhcDJyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM5MjAxOTYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDc3MDc2BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA250cGMEc3RpbWUDMTQzMzczMDE5Nw-- [5] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/topics/416363;_ylc=X3oDMTM4ZWNqZHEwBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM5MjAxOTYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDc3MDc2BG1zZ0lkAzQxNjM3OQRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzE0MzM3MzAxOTcEdHBjSWQDNDE2MzYz [6] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJlaG9jZmYzBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM5MjAxOTYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDc3MDc2BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZnaHAEc3RpbWUDMTQzMzczMDE5Nw-- [7] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/members/all;_ylc=X3oDMTJmOXV0cTc5BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM5MjAxOTYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDc3MDc2BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZtYnJzBHN0aW1lAzE0MzM3MzAxOTc- [8] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJkN2I2aGN2BF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzM5MjAxOTYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDc3MDc2BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2dmcARzdGltZQMxNDMzNzMwMTk3 [9] https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html [10] mailto:fairfieldlife-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe [11] https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote : ThanksR-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experiencefor the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_arch...@yahoo.com wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don'tbe Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightenedin their guidance. Forinstance, “Ifone is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. Bynegative thinking, feeling and acting one creates dark patches andmuddy colors in the aura which, in turn, prevent the flow of God'screative energy from reaching him. Without the light of God, thebody starts of manifest various imbalances and one's health andlifespan is compromised. Turning to vitamins, minerals and excesssunlight does not help because the body is primarily sustained bycosmic current.” -Charles Lutes, Will and Desire, 5/3/91 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Alex, before you and Rick sprain your wrists patting yourselves on the back for creating a free speech zone, you must be aware that, contrary to the thousands of forums on Yahoo Groups, yours is not in compliance with the guidelines. Nothing to be proud of. The guidelines are not arbitrary. They are put in place to foster discussion, about anything. If you and Rick decide hands off, there is no unambiguous solution to trolling on this forum. That is why the majority of the forums, mine included, adhere to the guidelines set out by Yahoo Groups. Rick's and yours don't, and that is no occasion for congratulations. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, j_alexander_stanley@... wrote : Thanks. From the very start, FFL was intended as a free speech zone. When Rick asked me to be a moderator, the job description was to handle subscriptions, keep out spammers, and make sure there's no porn or other content that would get FFL categorized as an adult group, where it would be much less visible on the 'net. For a time, I was also tasked with enforcing the moronic posting limit. WRT colloidal silver, I would only add that it should not be taken on a regular basis, and even at 20 PPM, no more than 6oz should be taken per day. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : J Alexander Stanley is supposed to be the moderator, but he mostly is busy making colloidal silver and cooking meat at low temps for a loong time (wish I had some now). Personally I like his post on what he cooks better than I would any moderation stuff. And I appreciated him giving me the info on his silver maker. So thus far, I am quite pleased at the moderate role J Alexander plays as moderator. From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 5, 2015 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Peep Show ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Moderation ain't working, Doug, or haven't you noticed? There basically is NO moderation on this forum. Rick has encouraged us all to ponder
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Good and Evil Shaking Hands. The following is from the MUM website: Resilience and the Coexistence of Opposites Resilience is most powerful when opposites are harmonized in a system. Peters and Waterman expressed this idea in their seminal book In Search of Excellence (1982) as the concept of simultaneous loose/tightcoupling. It is also central in Maharishi’s teaching about the coexistence of opposites, which is a characteristic of Creative Intelligence, which grows as consciousness expands due to the practice of Transcendental Meditation (SCI Manual, 1972). What do I mean? In this blog post I will explain. This post is somewhat abstract, so I will try to make it accessible. Whenever we have a personal quality, say being very stable, if we do not also have its opposite there is a lack of resilience. Stability without adaptability creates a situation of stubbornness and inflexibility, thus resistance to change. On the other hand adaptability without stability yields frazzled, frenzied change without apparent direction. Individuals and companies can display this unintegrated weakness. Or they can be resilient and successful. Resilience means robustness. It implies both core stability and the openness to innovate. This is the simultaneous loose/ tight that is referred to in the book In Search of Excellence as the last of their eight principles and in many ways the summary point. A firm’s accounting department represents tight controls, and the creative advertising and RD departments are loose and innovative. But this quality is engendered in all employees in excellent companies. This co-existence is explained by Peters and Waterman as follows: It is in essence the co-existence of firm central direction and maximum individual autonomy−what we have called “having one’s cake and eating it too.” Organizations that live by the loose-tight principle are on the one hand rigidly controlled, yet at the same time allow (indeed, insist on) autonomy, entrepreneurship, and innovation, from the rank and file. (p. 318). The reason that opposites have to be present for resilience is found in ecological and social systems. Traditions and instinctive behavior represent stability, and innovation and adaptation, adaptability, are both essential for resilience. Maharishi has described other opposites, such as the absolute never changing and the relative always changing poles of our lives. Other ways of stating this are silence and dynamism, heart and intellect, mind and body. We know that we are connected to the universe. In truth our essence, the Self, is the basic constituent of the universe in the same way as the sap is the essential constituent of a plant or tree, and in truth sap is everywhere present in the plant or tree. When we are competent to connect our individual consciousness to the unbounded quality of inner wakefulness, the Self, we gain true resilience, true coexistence of opposites. This expansion of consciousness attunes us to the cosmic intelligence of the universe, of which we are. The result is inner peace and fulfillment. (There is something good in this, but we don't have to agree with it all, there might be a better explanation put forward.)
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 7:57 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. –JaiGuruYou It was a wedding. Ordinarily you wouldn’t find me in church. Almost daily, various people urge me to moderate FFL or get someone to do it. With BatGap and my other responsibilities, I don’t have the time. I believe in very minimal moderation, at least for FFL. I think the “anything goes” nature of it has contributed to its success and longevity. But I think we are obligated to at least abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. Theoretically, frequent violation of those guidelines could get the group shut down. Doug Hamilton has volunteered to moderate and to limit his moderation to ensuring adherence to Yahoo’s guidelines and no more. He will not moderate with his puritanical Buck alter-ego. I know some will bristle at what they perceive as a restriction of their freedom of speech, but different types of speech are appropriate in different contexts, and again, in the context of a Yahoo group, we are obligated to abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. So I’m going to try this and see how it goes. If Doug abuses his authority and/or fails to moderate fairly and objectively, I will revoke his moderator status. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , turquoi...@yahoo.com mailto:turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote : Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. _ From: mailto:j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com%20[FairfieldLife] j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mailto:dhamiltony...@yahoo.com dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mailto:reverse_arch...@yahoo.com reverse_arch...@yahoo.com wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mailto:dhamiltony2k5@... dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightened in their guidance. For instance, “If one is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. By negative thinking, feeling and acting one creates dark patches and muddy colors in the aura which, in turn, prevent the flow of God's creative energy from reaching him. Without the light of God, the body starts of manifest various imbalances and one's health and lifespan is compromised. Turning to vitamins, minerals and excess sunlight does not help because the body is primarily sustained by cosmic current.” -Charles Lutes, Will and Desire, 5/3/91 ---In mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mailto:reverse_archery@... reverse_archery@... wrote : Alex, before you and Rick sprain your wrists patting yourselves on the back for
[FairfieldLife] Re: We Were There
There are many annual events in Austin. Two well known music festivals are held here - South by Southwest Music, Film and Interactive Festival and the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Austin is home to The Texas Longhorns (national champions 1963, 1969, 1970, 2005) and the Circuit of the Americas Grand Prix Formula 1 races and the ESPN X-Games extreme sports. Greater Austin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Austin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Austin Greater Austin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Austin Austin–Round Rock is a five-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget.[2] Commonly... View on en.wikipedia.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Austin Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : Friday at X: Skateboard Big Air http://espn.go.com/espn/photos/gallery/_/id/13022316/image/1/the-boys-big-air-x-games-austin-2015-skateboard-big-air http://espn.go.com/espn/photos/gallery/_/id/13022316/image/1/the-boys-big-air-x-games-austin-2015-skateboard-big-air Friday at X: Skateboard Big Air http://espn.go.com/espn/photos/gallery/_/id/13022316/image/1/the-boys-big-air-x-games-austin-2015-skateboard-big-air America's Navy Skateboard Big Air closed down an action-packed Friday night on Day 2 of X Games Austin 2015. Of the 10 competitors -- four of them teenagers -- ... View on espn.go.com http://espn.go.com/espn/photos/gallery/_/id/13022316/image/1/the-boys-big-air-x-games-austin-2015-skateboard-big-air Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : At the Circuit of the Americas: http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/images/coda.jpg http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/images/coda.jpg http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/images/coda.jpg http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/images/coda.jpg http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/images/coda.jpg View on www.rwilliams.us http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/images/coda.jpg Preview by Yahoo X Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Games http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Games X Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Games The X Games is an annual sports event, controlled and arranged by American sports broadcaster ESPN (with coverage also shown on its sister network ABC),... View on en.wikipedia.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Games Preview by Yahoo X Games Austin 2015 tickets, schedules, results, athletes, preview content and more -- June 4-7 http://xgames.espn.go.com/xgames/austin/ http://xgames.espn.go.com/xgames/austin/ X Games Austin 2015 tickets, schedules, results, athlete... http://xgames.espn.go.com/xgames/austin/ X Games Austin 2015 tickets, schedules, results, athletes, preview content and more -- June 4-7 View on xgames.espn.go.com http://xgames.espn.go.com/xgames/austin/ Preview by Yahoo
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
Thanks for responding, Rick. While you're still here, can you please explain to us exactly HOW Doug will enforce the sentence I've highlighted below in red? What exactly is he allowed to do and not do to ensure adherence to Yahoo's guidelines? My experience is that it's better to ask these kinds of questions *before* possible abuse of authority happens, not afterwards. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... wrote : From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 7:57 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. –JaiGuruYou It was a wedding. Ordinarily you wouldn’t find me in church. Almost daily, various people urge me to moderate FFL or get someone to do it. With BatGap and my other responsibilities, I don’t have the time. I believe in very minimal moderation, at least for FFL. I think the “anything goes” nature of it has contributed to its success and longevity. But I think we are obligated to at least abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. Theoretically, frequent violation of those guidelines could get the group shut down. Doug Hamilton has volunteered to moderate and to limit his moderation to ensuring adherence to Yahoo’s guidelines and no more. He will not moderate with his puritanical Buck alter-ego. I know some will bristle at what they perceive as a restriction of their freedom of speech, but different types of speech are appropriate in different contexts, and again, in the context of a Yahoo group, we are obligated to abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. So I’m going to try this and see how it goes. If Doug abuses his authority and/or fails to moderate fairly and objectively, I will revoke his moderator status. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... mailto:turquoiseb@... wrote : Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife] mailto:j_alexander_stanley@...%20[FairfieldLife]; FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... mailto:dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... mailto:reverse_archery@... wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... mailto:dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightened in their guidance. For instance, “If one is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. By negative thinking, feeling and acting one creates dark patches and muddy colors in the aura which, in turn, prevent the flow of God's creative energy from reaching him. Without the light of God, the body starts of manifest various imbalances and one's health and lifespan is compromised.
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 9:58 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show Thanks for responding, Rick. While you're still here, can you please explain to us exactly HOW Doug will enforce the sentence I've highlighted below in red? What exactly is he allowed to do and not do to ensure adherence to Yahoo's guidelines? My experience is that it's better to ask these kinds of questions *before* possible abuse of authority happens, not afterwards. I actually don’t know. I don’t know if he does either. Let’s see what he does and evaluate it. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , rick@... mailto:rick@... wrote : From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 7:57 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. –JaiGuruYou It was a wedding. Ordinarily you wouldn’t find me in church. Almost daily, various people urge me to moderate FFL or get someone to do it. With BatGap and my other responsibilities, I don’t have the time. I believe in very minimal moderation, at least for FFL. I think the “anything goes” nature of it has contributed to its success and longevity. But I think we are obligated to at least abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. Theoretically, frequent violation of those guidelines could get the group shut down. Doug Hamilton has volunteered to moderate and to limit his moderation to ensuring adherence to Yahoo’s guidelines and no more. He will not moderate with his puritanical Buck alter-ego. I know some will bristle at what they perceive as a restriction of their freedom of speech, but different types of speech are appropriate in different contexts, and again, in the context of a Yahoo group, we are obligated to abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. So I’m going to try this and see how it goes. If Doug abuses his authority and/or fails to moderate fairly and objectively, I will revoke his moderator status. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , turquoiseb@... mailto:turquoiseb@... wrote : Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. _ From: mailto:j_alexander_stanley@...%20[FairfieldLife] j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife] mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , dhamiltony2k5@... mailto:dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , reverse_archery@... mailto:reverse_archery@... wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , dhamiltony2k5@... mailto:dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups
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/A troll posting on the very first day with the new FFL moderator? 2. Be courteous. Everyone wants to be treated with respect, and showing respect to others makes the community better for all members. https://policies.yahoo.com/us/en/yahoo/guidelines/groups/index.htm/ Quoting Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com: Even if I say that Marshy was a liar, cheat, fraud and con artist and that he was a serial womanizer? Just figured I would test how deep or shallow the newly moderated waters are, you see. - FROM: dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com TO: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com SENT: Monday, June 8, 2015 8:57 AM SUBJECT: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. -JaiGuruYou ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote : /SAD NEWS./ /MIGHT I PROPOSE, BEFORE DOUG STARTS BANNING PEOPLE, THAT YOU AND RICK INSIST ON A FEW GUIDELINES FOR *HIM* WHEN HE DOES THIS./ /I'M SUGGESTING THIS BECAUSE I THINK EVERYONE HERE IS AWARE THAT DOUG IS...UH...NOT QUITE IN TOUCH WITH REALITY THESE DAYS, AND TENDS TO SEE THINGS THAT AREN'T REALLY THERE./ /SO WHAT I SUGGEST IS THAT IF HE IS INDEED GIVEN THE POWER TO BAN SOMEONE, HE CANNOT DO SO WITHOUT REPOSTING *THE EXACT POST* THAT DOUG FEELS IS IN VIOLATION OF THE YAHOO GUIDELINES, AND WITHOUT EXPLAINING TO THE GROUP *EXACTLY WHY* HE THINKS THIS POSTER NEEDS TO BE BANNED./ /OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. DOUG WILL JUST BAN THE PEOPLE HE DOESN'T LIKE, WITHOUT TELLING *ANYONE*, AND THEY'LL JUST FALL OFF THE RADAR BECAUSE THEY CAN'T POST ANY MORE, EITHER TO COMPLAIN OR TO DEFEND THEMSELVES./ /I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT A TYRANT HAS JUST BEEN HANDED THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM. I THINK WE ALSO ALL KNOW WHAT HE WILL DO WITH THEM. I'M JUST SUGGESTING A PROCEDURE THAT INSURES HE CAN'T DO IT IN SECRET./ - FROM: j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com TO: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com SENT: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM SUBJECT: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote : Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_arch...@yahoo.com wrote : Cute. When do you get to be a full moderator for this site, Doug? Is this your first official attempt? It seems you are practicing with me, or something, given the plethora of more meaningful targets available. Regardless, I wish you all the best in your new role... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : 'Don't be Unkind'. The Yahoo-groups guidelines are really quite enlightened in their guidance. For instance, “If one is constantly negative, one is heading towards trouble. By negative thinking, feeling and acting one creates dark patches and muddy colors in the aura which, in turn, prevent the flow of God's creative energy from reaching him. Without the light of God, the body starts of manifest various imbalances and one's health and lifespan is compromised. Turning to vitamins, minerals and excess sunlight does not help because the body is primarily sustained by cosmic current.” -Charles Lutes, Will and Desire, 5/3/91 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, reverse_archery@... wrote : Alex, before you and Rick sprain your wrists patting yourselves on the back for creating a free speech zone, you must be aware that, contrary to the thousands of forums on Yahoo Groups, yours is not in compliance with the guidelines. Nothing to be proud of. The guidelines are not arbitrary.
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One *important* point to remember is that Yahoo Group guidelines are *suggestions* not rules. The only rules Yahoo cares about are the ones that will keep them out of a courtroom. A local news blog has a weekly politics thread where members are urged to be nice to each other but given the results and reverse psychology they might do better saying tear each other to shreds! ;-) On 06/08/2015 08:05 AM, 'Rick Archer' r...@searchsummit.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: *From:*FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] *Sent:* Monday, June 8, 2015 9:58 AM *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show */Thanks for responding, Rick. While you're still here, can you please explain to us exactly HOW Doug will enforce the sentence I've highlighted below in red? What exactly is he allowed to do and not do to ensure adherence to Yahoo's guidelines? My experience is that it's better to ask these kinds of questions *before* possible abuse of authority happens, not afterwards. /**//* I actually don’t know. I don’t know if he does either. Let’s see what he does and evaluate it. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... mailto:rick@... wrote : *From:*FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] *Sent:* Monday, June 8, 2015 7:57 AM *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. –JaiGuruYou It was a wedding. Ordinarily you wouldn’t find me in church. Almost daily, various people urge me to moderate FFL or get someone to do it. With BatGap and my other responsibilities, I don’t have the time. I believe in very minimal moderation, at least for FFL. I think the “anything goes” nature of it has contributed to its success and longevity. But I think we are obligated to at least abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. Theoretically, frequent violation of those guidelines could get the group shut down. *Doug Hamilton has volunteered to moderate and to limit his moderation to ensuring adherence to Yahoo’s guidelines and no more.*He will not moderate with his puritanical Buck alter-ego. I know some will bristle at what they perceive as a restriction of their freedom of speech, but different types of speech are appropriate in different contexts, and again, in the context of a Yahoo group, we are obligated to abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. So I’m going to try this and see how it goes. If Doug abuses his authority and/or fails to moderate fairly and objectively, I will revoke his moderator status. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... mailto:turquoiseb@... wrote : */Sad news. /* */Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. /* */I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. /* */So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. /* */Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. /* */I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. /* *From:*j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife] mailto:j_alexander_stanley@...%20[FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM *Subject:* [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... mailto:dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : *Thanks R-V, I appreciate the perspective of your enlightened high-minded empathy in experience for the well-being of FFL. * ---In
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I don't think I need to explain anything to you. I think if you reread what I wrote, carefully this time--several times if necessary--you'll see why your question was based on a misunderstanding. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : 'You are holding...' was a question. Note the question mark at the end of sentence. It was some sort of figurative language, but the sentence began with the word 'you'. Already giving commands? I am under no obligation to reread anything here. Note that rereading something does not necessarily result in the understanding someone else desires one to have. If that is what you desire, then the best method is to explain what you wanted them to understand in some other way, and keep doing that until they do understand. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Does the You are holding... refer to me? If it refers to me, you didn't understand the post. Read it again. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : No. But you may explain to me why you think I did not. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Are you having some trouble understanding my post, Xeno? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : It would appear authfriend can correctly spell 'cognitive dissonance'. You are holding two or more contradictory beliefs and thinking everything is OK? From: authfriend@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show In the olden days of FFL, prior to Neo, identities were handled differently. People's real names appeared in the headers of their posts, along with their handles, unless they had specified when registering for Yahoo! that only their handles be used. I did not so specify, and my real name appeared in my posts' headers. Obviously I have no objection to my real name being used. That would be pretty silly after all this time. But, this brings up an interesting subject. From what I've read, authfriend has never used her real name on FFL, so I guess that everyone that ever used her real name should be banned from the group. That would include almost everyone currently posting. Can anyone spell cognitive dissonance?
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Doug Hamilton has volunteered to moderate and to limit his moderation to ensuring adherence to Yahoo’s guidelines and no more. He will not moderate with his puritanical Buck alter-ego. Click on the link below to see a sample of how Doug Hamilton has commonly used FFL over the years. This is from a few weeks ago. Posts such as this are interspersed with incessant whining about how FFL is inappropriately run. In the hiring business, a common phrase is Hire for attitude, train for skill. Well, I doubt if there will be any training for skill in this moderator position. Based on my observations of his approach to FFL, I don't see that Doug has either the attitude or the capacity to 'moderate' himself or FFL. However, the deed is done, and I guess only time will tell. Fairfield Life https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/414168 https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/414168 Fairfield Life https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/414168 Fairfield Life focuses on topics of interest to seekers (and finders) of truth and liberation everywhere. Fairfield, Iowa is home to Maharishi University of Mana... View on groups.yahoo.com https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/414168 Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... mailto:rick@... wrote From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 7:57 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. –JaiGuruYou It was a wedding. Ordinarily you wouldn’t find me in church. Almost daily, various people urge me to moderate FFL or get someone to do it. With BatGap and my other responsibilities, I don’t have the time. I believe in very minimal moderation, at least for FFL. I think the “anything goes” nature of it has contributed to its success and longevity. But I think we are obligated to at least abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. Theoretically, frequent violation of those guidelines could get the group shut down. Doug Hamilton has volunteered to moderate and to limit his moderation to ensuring adherence to Yahoo’s guidelines and no more. He will not moderate with his puritanical Buck alter-ego. I know some will bristle at what they perceive as a restriction of their freedom of speech, but different types of speech are appropriate in different contexts, and again, in the context of a Yahoo group, we are obligated to abide by Yahoo’s guidelines. So I’m going to try this and see how it goes. If Doug abuses his authority and/or fails to moderate fairly and objectively, I will revoke his moderator status. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... mailto:turquoiseb@... wrote : Sad news. Might I propose, before Doug starts banning people, that you and Rick insist on a few guidelines for *him* when he does this. I'm suggesting this because I think everyone here is aware that Doug is...uh...not quite in touch with reality these days, and tends to see things that aren't really there. So what I suggest is that if he is indeed given the power to ban someone, he cannot do so without reposting *the exact post* that Doug feels is in violation of the Yahoo Guidelines, and without explaining to the group *exactly why* he thinks this poster needs to be banned. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen. Doug will just ban the people he doesn't like, without telling *anyone*, and they'll just fall off the radar because they can't post any more, either to complain or to defend themselves. I think we all know that a tyrant has just been handed the keys to the kingdom. I think we also all know what he will do with them. I'm just suggesting a procedure that insures he can't do it in secret. From: j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife] mailto:j_alexander_stanley@...%20[FairfieldLife]; FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show As is typically the case these days, I am completely out of the loop with respect to Rick's handling of FFL. Doug's posts this morning piqued my curiosity, and it turns out that Rick made Doug a moderator yesterday afternoon. I have no idea what Doug is supposed to do in terms of enforcement. As for me, my role will not change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@...
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Just as one shoe size does not fit all neither will one diet. Some folks are carb types and some are protein types. And some are a mix of both. Both Ayurveda and Chinese medicine have recognized this for centuries. Western medicine? They're still stuck in the boonies trying to get back home. On 06/07/2015 11:56 PM, he...@hotmail.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Massive Health - Carbs Are Killing You [infographic] http://blog.massivehealth.com/infographics/Carbs_are_killing_you/ image http://blog.massivehealth.com/infographics/Carbs_are_killing_you/ Massive Health - Carbs Are Killing You [infographic] http://blog.massivehealth.com/infographics/Carbs_are_killing_you/ Want to know more? We are Massive Health. Read about this infographic. View on blog.massivehealth.com http://blog.massivehealth.com/infographics/Carbs_are_killing_you/ Preview by Yahoo
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'You are holding...' was a question. Note the question mark at the end of sentence. It was some sort of figurative language, but the sentence began with the word 'you'. Already giving commands? I am under no obligation to reread anything here. Note that rereading something does not necessarily result in the understanding someone else desires one to have. If that is what you desire, then the best method is to explain what you wanted them to understand in some other way, and keep doing that until they do understand. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Does the You are holding... refer to me? If it refers to me, you didn't understand the post. Read it again. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : No. But you may explain to me why you think I did not. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Are you having some trouble understanding my post, Xeno? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : It would appear authfriend can correctly spell 'cognitive dissonance'. You are holding two or more contradictory beliefs and thinking everything is OK? From: authfriend@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show In the olden days of FFL, prior to Neo, identities were handled differently. People's real names appeared in the headers of their posts, along with their handles, unless they had specified when registering for Yahoo! that only their handles be used. I did not so specify, and my real name appeared in my posts' headers. Obviously I have no objection to my real name being used. That would be pretty silly after all this time. But, this brings up an interesting subject. From what I've read, authfriend has never used her real name on FFL, so I guess that everyone that ever used her real name should be banned from the group. That would include almost everyone currently posting. Can anyone spell cognitive dissonance?
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I do not see why it would be necessary to understand you because that never seems possible anyway. Nice to see you have dropped the 'I stand by what I said' approach. Relying on what one has said in the past has issues. For example, it is possible we are smarter now than in the past and need to revise our thinking. Or maybe, less smart. I do have an hypothesis about your recent posting: that you think Barry's posting will be controlled in some way now, though it remains to be seen just how that will work out, as you two in the past seemed to be the primary polar opposites on FFL. Barry's method, it seems to me, was similar to the way one would handle dealing with ISIS effectively. I am all for ISIS being neutralised. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : I don't think I need to explain anything to you. I think if you reread what I wrote, carefully this time--several times if necessary--you'll see why your question was based on a misunderstanding. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : 'You are holding...' was a question. Note the question mark at the end of sentence. It was some sort of figurative language, but the sentence began with the word 'you'. Already giving commands? I am under no obligation to reread anything here. Note that rereading something does not necessarily result in the understanding someone else desires one to have. If that is what you desire, then the best method is to explain what you wanted them to understand in some other way, and keep doing that until they do understand. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Does the You are holding... refer to me? If it refers to me, you didn't understand the post. Read it again. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : No. But you may explain to me why you think I did not. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Are you having some trouble understanding my post, Xeno? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : It would appear authfriend can correctly spell 'cognitive dissonance'. You are holding two or more contradictory beliefs and thinking everything is OK? From: authfriend@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show In the olden days of FFL, prior to Neo, identities were handled differently. People's real names appeared in the headers of their posts, along with their handles, unless they had specified when registering for Yahoo! that only their handles be used. I did not so specify, and my real name appeared in my posts' headers. Obviously I have no objection to my real name being used. That would be pretty silly after all this time. But, this brings up an interesting subject. From what I've read, authfriend has never used her real name on FFL, so I guess that everyone that ever used her real name should be banned from the group. That would include almost everyone currently posting. Can anyone spell cognitive dissonance?
