Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Comments on Communal Studies post
The present system is far superior not so negative thought are real & those
thoughts were NOT positive at all. Many expressed anger which we as readers had
to or were forced to ingest with our eyes. Thanks Doug for making it far better!
-Original Message-
From: j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
To: FairfieldLife
Sent: Wed, Nov 27, 2019 5:28 am
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Comments on Communal Studies post
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When Doug took over ownership of FairfieldLife from Rick Archer, he completely
changed how the group is run, and most participants either left or were kicked
out. What you see is all that's left.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
I'm new to FF Life so plmk any changes I need to make in how I'm submitting..
Please excuse any newby gaffs.
I see a dramatic drop-off of FF Life posts between 2016 and 2017. Why?
[FairfieldLife] Re: Comments on Communal Studies post
Fairfield Life used to be a vibrant and interesting forum. It was killed off in two stages, first by too lax moderation, in which one poster in particular who should have been banned was allowed to continue, and then by overzealous moderation, which tried to impose rules that were far too narrow and rigid. At that point, people lost interest. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : When Doug took over ownership of FairfieldLife from Rick Archer, he completely changed how the group is run, and most participants either left or were kicked out. What you see is all that's left. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : I'm new to FF Life so plmk any changes I need to make in how I'm submitting. Please excuse any newby gaffs. I see a dramatic drop-off of FF Life posts between 2016 and 2017. Why?
[FairfieldLife] Re: Reaffirming The Yahoo-Groups Guidelines
,, ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : In self-moderation we rely on each other, "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." In moderation, -JaiGuruYou #FFL is categorized as a 'spiritual' group. One would hope that people could trust that they could post reflections here on this yahoo-group without incurring personal abuse. Please note the yahoo-groups guidelines saying, “Don't threaten, harass, impersonate, or hurt others, and don't invade other people's privacy.” and “Exploitative or degrading comments are not welcome in Groups. Also not welcome are belligerence, insults, slurs, profanity or ranting.” # From the Yahoo-Groups Guidelines: “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]." While standing on steady ground I look to the guidelines of civility that Yahoo intended for its groups. Those guidelines are way more than spirit but plain intent. Folks should simply make their contributions to FFL within the chalice which Yahoo holds up to us. Offerings not written well within the spirit and intent of what Yahoo has given us may well fall or bounce out as given. In reformation anew have a nice day, -JaiGuruYou ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Dear Friends of FFL; I feel we are moving very much within the spirit and intent of letter of the Yahoo-groups guidelines in the re-moderation we have done thus far. We're dealing with some few nit-pickers of detail but the challenge is very much like the Supreme Court faced in ruling yesterday. There is spirit and intent of law that needs to be taken in to account, just like as Yahoo asks for: 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. The supreme court dealing with this.. From the NPR page: The Supreme Court, however, firmly rejected the challengers' argument, ruling that the overall purpose of the statute was to create a nationwide system of insurance for those who are not insured through work. Chief Justice Roberts said that Congress established a system of "interlocking reforms" that could not be separated. Lose the subsidies, he said, and history shows that mainly the sick will sign up for insurance; costs will skyrocket, making insurance unaffordable; and insurance plans will be pushed into a "death spiral." It is simply "implausible" that Congress intended such a result, said Roberts. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Dear Friends of FFL; Regrettably as moderators we recently received a compliant having to do with protecting people's
[FairfieldLife] Re: Comments on Communal Studies post
When Doug took over ownership of FairfieldLife from Rick Archer, he completely changed how the group is run, and most participants either left or were kicked out. What you see is all that's left. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : I'm new to FF Life so plmk any changes I need to make in how I'm submitting. Please excuse any newby gaffs. I see a dramatic drop-off of FF Life posts between 2016 and 2017. Why?
[FairfieldLife] Comments on Communal Studies post
I'm new to FF Life so plmk any changes I need to make in how I'm submitting... Please excuse any newby gaffs. I see a dramatic drop-off of FF Life posts between 2016 and 2017. Why? * It appears in the comments with the Communal post 11/24 that there are two contrasting views: a) the FF TM is thriving, andb) that FF TM is declining. Both are partially true, and neither is 'the' story. Neither is an objective or complete view. Both trends are happening: 1. a) Finances, participation (TM), and infrastructure are building, increasing, and, b) shifts in core values are taking place in order to continue that growth (MUM enrollment is up, not only Compro, but non-compro domestic is well up). Annual Fund is successfully raised every year, and the amount is higher and higher. So visitors to FF saw the surface, the buildings, the many people, the signs of funds and creativity. Some frequently point to Sidhas leaving and deceasing, but, many Sidhas and young continue to arrive, and the young TM people here are much more into babies than we were. FF Life description or definition on its home page says there are 2,000 Sidhas locally. A Mvmt leader w easy full access to IAD stats said ten years ago that 3,500 have badges locally. So I believe number of local Sidhas is at least 3,000 and may well be higher. What is needed to understand the local decline vs growth situation, to see how much decline, and how much growth, are data, statistics, not just guessing and anecdotal observations. 2. Continual change of mission (de-prioritization of Super-Radiance, and lessening of campus 'community' (informal social mixing of income and asset levels, and positioned w non-positioned, around food and music). Most visitors do not see this. Some things driving the mission change are: a) Disinterest/disbelief of youth in Maharishi Effect and their lesser interest in higher states of consciousness and sadhana lifestyleb) Different admin priorities. MUM and MF are more income-driven now, and Super-Radiance does not appear to them to be 'bringing in money.' It is a more surface view, more 'chhandas-based' view, rather than a more 'consciousness-based' or 'rishi-based' view. More materialistic, less spiritual view (using 'spiritual' in its more limited definition, in contrast to 'materialist') c) Widespread desire or need 'to be led' on the part of many Sidhas, rather than self-sufficient initiative. This is common all over the U.S. in many spheres, such as political (over-focus on US President, etc.). d) strong desire and tendency of youth on campus to be just with one another, to not mix with elders (we're too intense, driven, directed, and other reasons) e) many other different characteristics between youth and boomers (too many to list here now)f) particularly small number of Gen X, between boomers and millennials, to serve as mediating bridging function g) Theory X rather than Theory Y mgmt style - a planetary situation, not just Movement by any means The young students paying tuition are driving values and priorities. And, the wealthy boomer donors are not as oriented toward SR (Super-Radiance) and campus community (informal mixing w non-wealthy/positioned). Two dozen Movement career HR pros have taught me about this and evaluated the situation clearly and objectively. Another major trend is that the younger generation is blending in far more w the non-meditators in values and life style. And the non-meditator youth are also becoming more open to alternative values and lifestyle. There is a clear merging going on. You will not hear a young person use the term 'non-meditator.' Probably not 'meditator' either. They don't think like that. People are people to them. Much less 'spiritual idealism' in youth. And 'spirituality' is being defined differently. Following a guru is seriously out of fashion among youth, especially collectively following the same guru. And close association w any large institutions or movements, especially spiritual. All this is particularly true of young men. These all work against mission maintenance. This is all withing a changing local Movement cultural context of (imho) more and more bliss, happiness, friendliness, silence (vertical) and, decreasing friendship, trust, integrity, intimacy (horizontal). And other than the bliss, this trend appears national to me. Social scientists tell me this is predictable from mgmt style. The world is still mostly Theory X, not theory Y (HR terms for top down (X) and egalitarian hierarchy (Y). I should read it again, but what is said in the string about 'the past is a lesser developed state' seems self-contradicting. The sentence after it, beginning "But..." reinforces the saying 'the past is lesser developed,' it doesn't contrast with it. Summary: The TM community (local and global) is growing, but by shifting mission (away from Super-Radiance and away from down-home community/family values, toward just TM,
