Hi Mike and Fellow Silver List Members,
I joined this list solely for CS information and have considered bailing due to the incredibly high percentage of off topic posts. Having said this, I must admit that I have found some of these off topic posts to be valuable reading. (One of life's little ironies). I wholeheartedly welcome freedom of expression but believe that a greater degree of control may be needed to ensure that those who are here for CS only can navigate relatively unimpeded. While I appreciate many of Kurt's posts and the posts of others who veer off track somewhat, what I find most annoying are the "bickering posts" which remind me of the schoolyard. The only things missing are the name calling and the hair pulling. Other than being a little entertaining at times they are a huge waste of time, in my opinion, and occupy way too much real estate on the Silver List's pages. I think that we need a mechanism combined with bigger teeth to police the list a lttle more. I am not being critical of Mike's moderation...far from it...he is doing an amazing job! What about setting down a ground rule that off topic posts MUST be posted in the off topic post section with the proviso that if someone has something to share that they are hoping will "benefit" all partipants who may be interested, that they supply a very brief introductory post, of let's say, 100 characters or less indicating that they have posted their "gem" on the off topic list. This would enable interested parties to look into those topics with minimal disruption to CS discussion and ease the minds of newcomers and veterans alike who may be turned off otherwise. This way we can keep the "main thing" the main thing but not lose other potentially important and valuable themes. This list is an awesome source of badly-needed information with some great minds onboard. It would be an awful shame to see it degrade or self-destruct. I hope I have not offended anyone here. That was not my intention. Speaking up honestly, I believe, in a respectful way and working together under Mike's leadership should ensure that all input has been given a chance to come in so decisions and constructive changes can be made. Thanks, Mike, for a great list and thanks to all of you for your continued contribtions. Blessings, Peter Converse ----- Original Message ----- From: Carole Coffman To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 9:34 AM Subject: CS>Can we stay on topic here? I am right there with you David. I joined this list to learn more about CS and it's advantages. While I have learned some, I grow increasing weary of reading off topic posts such as; 1) what we were bombarded with here and; 2) all the advantages of having a particular computer set-up. Come on people, can we stay on topic here? Carole Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:47:26 -0500 From: "David Bearrow" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>FDA Unleashes Mass Irradiation of Spinach, Lettuce and Other Vegetables Plain Text Attachment [ Scan and Save to Computer ] I'm seriously considering unsubscribing from this list due to paranoid delusionary posts such as this one which have nothing to do with the topic of colloidal silver. Its not even cleverly done by offering cs as an alternative antibacterial spray. This post is about manipulating emotion. It states a bunch of hypothesis as facts and offers nothing to back it up. This post is typical of kmilkowski's posts. Paranoid conspiracy off topic posts which divide the list and lead to more off topic posting. Its terribly distracting and its going to drive me away.David
