I did not mean to start a controversy! I am very, very very tired, kind of in a fog and actually thought yesterday that I was doing the correct procedure. Actually, I do not believe that I have ever unsubscribed to any list before in my life. Joanne, Mike, Tracy and a few others are some of my favorite people. ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. G. Devour" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 2:09 AM Subject: CS>Problems with the old OT list... Please help.
> Dear silver-list members, > > Some months ago, Joanne and Tracy volunteered to start a list for our > members to use for off-topic discussions that had often made the > silver-list unuseable. > > As many of you know, that Off Topic List has recently been turned into > a zoo by one of Joanne's friends, Greg. Joanne refused to do anything > to protect her members from him, and has actually put the list under > his control. > > So I've set up an Off Topic List at Eskimo, as explained here: > > http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/m3.html > > Greg has changed the name of the old list and has tried to be helpful > in making a smooth transition. However, he has also been rude and > hurtful to some of our members. (See example below) > > I don't want any of you to be mistreated. There's a risk of that as > long as folks are still subscribed to Greg and Joanne's list. I don't > want anybody to stumble into that mess unexpectedly. > > If you were ever subscribed to the old off-topic list and are not > actively interested in what's going on there now, please send an > e-mail message to the following address: > > [email protected] > > Some of you are probably subscribed with the no-mail option, so you > aren't even getting messages. Please don't assume you're not subscribed > anymore. There's no harm in trying to unsubscribe in any case. > > There hasn't been a lot of need here for the Off Topic list lately, but > we know that won't last forever. So please bookmark the new OT list so > you can follow discussions over there when you want to. > > The dialogue below is the most recent example of the problems I'm > trying to prevent... > > >>>>>> Begin included message > > Janet Lubart wrote: > > Please unsubscribe. > > Greg Dempsey replied: > > No way, Janet! > > > > Right down at the bottom of the posts, it tells you how to > > unsubscribe. > > > > Scroll down if you need a refresher. > > > > Do it yourself. > > > > You got on here. > > > > Surely you can get off the same way. > > > > Don't bother me. I'm busy. > > > > Sez Greg > > Janet replies: > > I have been away because of the near death of one of my family > > members because they got hit by a car -- I swear to God. My situation > > is not near as bad as dear Tracy but yet bad. A guy with a bad, > > negative tone from this answer is difficult now. Joanne and > > friends -- wish you well always > > >>>>> End included message > > Helping people to subscribe and unsubscribe to the list is an > inevitable part of the owner's job. It can be annoying, but it is a > fact that some people will always want help. I've had a few people be > rude to me and have on occasion responded in kind, but I normally do > my best to be helpful and respectful. > > Now I hope you understand the problem. > > Be well, > > Mike Devour > owner, [email protected] > and [email protected] > > [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] > [[email protected] ] > [Speaking only for myself... ] > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
