Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-04 Thread b_s-wilk
Sue Cubic scu...@earthlink.net escribió: These got very little use and are now gone. I bet our politics thread will be gone soon too. I hope so. I'm about ready to unsub. The subject of politics is not why I joined this list. I'd rather discuss needlework on here--would anyone mind?

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-04 Thread Sue Cubic
At 02:19 PM 02/04/2009 -0500, b_s-wilk wrote It's so easy to use the Delete key, easier than unsubscribing. Actually what I minded the most was the word Approve in the subject line. I manage several Yahoo email lists, and filter the requests to join from posts I need to moderate.

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-04 Thread Tom Piwowar
Filtering on the word Approve Ours is Approves so you can just put a space after your Approve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-03 Thread katan
On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:55:15 -0500, Tony B wrote: Is this true? Is there a shortage of forums for political discussions these days? I wouldn't know, as I rarely indulge. Perhaps we need a new forum - PGUYS (Political Guys). On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 11:32 PM, Jeff Miles jmile...@charter.net wrote:

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-03 Thread Tony B
Yes, this was a common solution for mailing lists in their heyday - a companion 'OT' list. A good idea to help keep the noise level down. But I don't think the AOL software allows a group moderator to move threads. On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 3:06 PM, katan ka...@his.com wrote: We used to have an

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-03 Thread Tom Piwowar
We used to have an off-topic list (a separate Linux list, too). Whatever happened to that? These got very little use and are now gone. I bet our politics thread will be gone soon too. * ** List info, subscription

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-03 Thread Tom Piwowar
Yes, this was a common solution for mailing lists in their heyday - a companion 'OT' list. A good idea to help keep the noise level down. But I don't think the AOL software allows a group moderator to move threads. I think AOL management has forgotten that this server even exists. How many times

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-03 Thread Tony B
The point is, there are tons of places that you can go to for a fix on needlepoint, and a ton of political discussion forums as well. Not too many mind the occasional OT comment on a list, but I too have felt that impulse to stop the flood of politics in my inbox with an unsub. Or at least a

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-03 Thread Sue Cubic
At 05:18 PM 02/03/2009 -0500, Matthew S. Taylor wrote Not at all - I might learn some interesting stuff. My daughter has gotten into crocheting, and cross stitch, and I can see embroidery on the way. Matthew OK, I'm just finishing my 7th Teresa Wentzler cross stitch project and looking

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-03 Thread Sue Cubic
At 03:57 PM 02/03/2009 -0500, Tom Piwowar wrote These got very little use and are now gone. I bet our politics thread will be gone soon too. I hope so. I'm about ready to unsub. The subject of politics is not why I joined this list. I'd rather discuss needlework on here--would anyone

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-03 Thread Tom Piwowar
I agree. This thread will die soon. But joining this group was in direct response to an absolute hate of the Kartel, another group of list owners I and others used to term the Kartel Nazi's. One word or subject out of bounds would cause suspension or banning... And Jeff is proof of that.

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-03 Thread johnleehol...@gmail.com
Ah, wry wit . . . leaves me in stitches! BTW, in Arabic the powers that control are described as those who loosen and bind (ahl al hal w'al `aqd) so your stitches and your politics are not always pulling on separate strands. Cheers! Sue Cubic wrote: At 05:18 PM 02/03/2009 -0500, Matthew

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-03 Thread Matthew S. Taylor
Not at all - I might learn some interesting stuff. My daughter has gotten into crocheting, and cross stitch, and I can see embroidery on the way. Matthew On Feb 3, 2009, at 5:02 PM, Sue Cubic wrote: At 03:57 PM 02/03/2009 -0500, Tom Piwowar wrote These got very little use and are now

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-03 Thread Tom Piwowar
And Jeff is proof of that. Both of them. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ **

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-03 Thread Tom Piwowar
--- I hope so. I'm about ready to unsub. The subject of politics is not why I joined this list. I'd rather discuss needlework on here--would anyone mind? So post something about computers, will you. Whining is prohibited.

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-03 Thread Sue Cubic
At 08:54 PM 02/03/2009 -0500, Tom Piwowar wrote --- I hope so. I'm about ready to unsub. The subject of politics is not why I joined this list. I'd rather discuss needlework on here--would anyone mind? So post something about computers, will you. Whining is prohibited. I do, when I have a

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-01 Thread Tom Piwowar
Is this true? Is there a shortage of forums for political discussions these days? I wouldn't know, as I rarely indulge. Perhaps we need a new forum - PGUYS (Political Guys). It is all in clearly labeled threads. If you want to filter it out this is the right place to ask. Tell us what email

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-01 Thread Tony B
You taking odds? :) On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: I doubt it will last much longer and it will probably be years before we go nuts again. * ** List info, subscription management, list

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-01 Thread b_s-wilk
Everything is political, one way or another. This meandering thread is interesting--fun--in that there's a lot of information and personalities being revealed. We'll get back to computers eventually, after we deal with paying for repairing our infrastructure, dealing with jobs,

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-02-01 Thread rleesimon
it's an Obamarama!! -Original Message- From: Tony B [mailto:ton...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 11:55 PM Subject: political discussion Is this true? Is there a shortage of forums for political discussions these days? I wouldn't know, as I rarely indulge. Perhaps we need

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-01-31 Thread Eric S. Sande
Is this true? Is there a shortage of forums for political discussions these days? I wouldn't know, as I rarely indulge. Perhaps we need a new forum - PGUYS (Political Guys). No shortage. But as Tom mentioned, we all know each other pretty well here. I pretty much can expect to hear diverse

Re: [CGUYS] political discussion

2009-01-31 Thread Jeff Miles
Yes, this is true. Welcome to the new world. Jeff M On Jan 31, 2009, at 8:55 PM, Tony B wrote: Is this true? Is there a shortage of forums for political discussions these days? I wouldn't know, as I rarely indulge. Perhaps we need a new forum - PGUYS (Political Guys). On Sat, Jan 31, 2009