actually, the rules don't discuss that at all, just says don't flame, don't post your whole catalog to the list if you are selling something, no attachments and watch about replying to all or cc'ing the list on personal emails.
I guess I could add more rules about OT and language, but I'd rather the masses just do the policing. Maybe a posting about that, dunno, I'll think on it. Sleaze replied to me, apologizing for not wording things appropriately. My guess is that alcohol or other mind altering things are behind some of his postings. Personally, I like his stories. On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Bill Bentley <[email protected]> wrote: > I dunno... Texacavers seems to be busy as of late .. not all cave related > either... > Maybe a general reminder of the basic rules, make me wonder if some even > read that page?... > > Remind them that children, educators, government officials, and landowners > are also subscribed to the lists... > > Most people tend to say "Well, it don't bother me", but I am scared to think > what some who subscribe and read thinks of us a group...True that the few > don't represent the many, but you know how impressions can be made... > > As I always say better you than me. LOL > > Thanks, > Bill > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Goldsmith" > <[email protected]> > To: "Bill Bentley" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 1:54 PM > Subject: Re: Fw: [Texascavers] Nico sez: they dont just practice their > marksmanship shooting live targets > > > LOL, you know that we always get the bad with the good on these lists. > In the 4 years I've done this, I've only had 1 or 2 complains on > Sleaze, but about 20 on David, and he rarely says anything that out of > place. > > But I'll send him an email, that is out of place for most peoples taste. > > Thanks Bill > > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 12:27 PM, Bill Bentley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> This guy should be moderated! >> >> <We might suppose that female genital mutilation is a really bad idea, but >> hey, it’s an honored tradition, and besides, what right do we have to >> question how others live? You might respond that not having your pussy cut >> out or sown shut is a basic right. So is not getting shot> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 10:03 AM >> Subject: [Texascavers] Nico sez: they dont just practice their >> marksmanship >> shooting live targets >> One fine day not too far south of Juarez I was tootling along when I ran >> into a checkpoint manned by a bunch of guys in orange jumpsuits who I >> presumed to be Federales. They were massively armed with all sorts of high >> powered automatic and semiautomatic rifles and pistols which they were >> unloading like armageddon at a large number of whiskey and tequila bottles >> lined up on the hillside by the road. From that and their staggering and >> swaggering demeanor I quickly concluded that they were dead drunk and that >> I >> was soon to be dead, or at the very least relieved of some cash. Not to >> worry though, for I had taken the precaution of bringing a suitable supply >> of the universal solvent. No, not money, beer! When in Mexico I alway >> carry >> two coolers, one filled with good Mexican beer which I consume myself, and >> one filled with Budweiser for the Feds. So when they started to rip apart >> my >> truck in search of whatever I simply directed them to look in cooler B. >> There they found the very contraband they were looking for. Problem >> solved! >> And to think that some poor fools suppose that guns and alcohol don't mix! >> >> Since some folks like to poke snakes with a stick just to hear them rattle >> (which is of course the exact moral equivalent of making batty patties), >> so >> I think I should be forgiven for my recent satyrical diatribe concerning >> the >> manhood and religious preferences of those who feel compelled to carry >> guns. >> Just for the record I do support the right of gun ownership for the >> aforementioned reason that when guns are outlawed only soldiers, cops, and >> criminals will have guns. The vast majority of my friends own guns, some >> of >> them own veritable arsenals, but all have the good judgement to be >> slightly >> abashed and thus keep their gun well hidden. In other words they are not >> deranged cowboys. Don’t ask don’t tell works fine with me. >> >> The problem is that we are not as civilized as the Swiss. We celebrate >> guns >> and encourage their proliferation. Responsible concealed carry and home >> protection weaponry aside, does any one really think it is a good idea for >> inner city teenagers to have guns? More to the point is the recent ruling >> that guns be permitted in National Parks. These places are supposed to be >> sanctuaries. It is a plain fact that the presence of guns will increase >> mayhem and impact wildlife. “I had to shoot the (fill in the blank with >> snake, wolf, panther, person, etc.) cuz I felt threatened. That bat was >> flying straight at me!” >> >> There are many toxic concepts, cultures, and ideologies throughout the >> world. The flavors differ, but what they all have in common is a basis of >> fear and superstition masquerading as tradition. We might suppose that >> female genital mutilation is a really bad idea, but hey, it’s an honored >> tradition, and besides, what right do we have to question how others live? >> You might respond that not having your pussy cut out or sown shut is a >> basic >> right. So is not getting shot. >> >> You might think being a cowboy is cool, but just ask any Indian and he >> will >> tell you that our traditional culture of gun violence and unrestrained >> private property ownership with the inevitable consequent rape of natural >> resources is a bad idea. In other words, ours is just another toxic >> culture >> only with a ten gallon hat instead of a turban. That and my own propensity >> for violence is why I don’t own a gun. >> >> Sleaze >> > >
