I first started reading and writing to TIPS in the early 90's (somewhere around 93 or 94 I think), so I'm not going anywhere either. Dammit.
I went and voted in the poll, to boot. (Yes, the ambiguity is intentional.) m PS Interesting to see only the fallout from the posts and not the actual posts. Email filters are pretty nifty. -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Gerald Peterson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:13 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] response to Ed Callen > > > > I agree and so voted. Hope Bill can resist any intimidation > or threat and just get the bozo off the list. Wow 15 years > or more. Generally been a good group with some helpful ideas > and tips! Gary > > > > Gerald L. (Gary) Peterson, Ph.D. > Professor, Department of Psychology > Saginaw Valley State University > University Center, MI 48710 > 989-964-4491 > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Shearon" <[email protected]> > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 12:04:29 PM GMT -05:00 > US/Canada Eastern > Subject: RE: [tips] response to Ed Callen > > > > > > > > > > All > > I agree primarily with the idea of elimination of behavior > through extinction. However, as the person-of-interest > already pointed out, it doesn't work if a behavior is > self-reinforcing. It clearly is- and for what appear to me to > be mean-spirited reasons. The comment came from this > individual recently was something to the effect that "good > luck finding people who agree with you". Add my name. A list > is a community- participation in which requires a certain > degree of self-control and empathy. Self-proclaimed > superiority hardly matches the claims of community and > egalitarian principles necessary in an open forum. Bill, I > appreciate your patience and I respect your efforts running > the list- it is, almost without exception, my favorite list * > because of * the lack of rules and structure- but I do think > it is possible to go too far. > > Tim > > > > > > > > From: Dennis Goff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 10:35 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: RE: [tips] response to Ed Callen > > > > > > I know that I am quiet on the list, but I have been here a > long time and am not leaving. There is too much of value here > to let one person drive me away. As others have pointed out, > that monitored list is not a replacement for the knowledge or > sense of community on TIPS. > > > > I have used filters for the list for much of the time that I > have been here so I do not see the "exuberant" posts that > begin these discussions. Those messages go straight into my > delete folder. My guess is that Bill Gates and his minions > invented the delete folder for exactly this purpose. > > > > Thanks to Bill Southerly for maintaining the list. It must > seem something of a thankless job at times like this. > > > > Dennis > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Dennis M. Goff > > Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology > > Department of Psychology > > Randolph College ( Founded as Randolph-Macon Woman's College > in 1891 ) > > Lynchburg VA 24503 > > [email protected] > > > > > > From: Frantz, Sue [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:04 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: RE: [tips] response to Ed Callen > > > > > > I, too, have been on this list for 15 years, and I'm not > going anywhere. This community has been too valuable to me. > > > > For those of you who lean toward public protests, I've set up > a poll on the TIPS subscribers page ( > http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/tips/index.htm ) where > you are welcome to vote on whether M.S. should be retained or > removed from TIPS. I'm not saying that the voting will have > any impact one way or another, but raw numbers are easier to > see, for everybody here, than speculation. > > > > For those who are more likely to protest in a less public > manner, here again are the instructions for setting up > filters in Outlook. If you use a different email system and > would like assistance, you are welcome to email me off-list. > > > > Best, > > Sue > > > > > > From: Frantz, Sue [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 9:34 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > > Hi all, > > > > There's no need to leave the list because of one person. > > > > If you have Outlook, here's how you can use filters to delete > messages before you even see them. > > > > 1. In the top menu, select "Tools" then "Rules and Alerts." > Select "New Rule." In the "Start from a blank rule" section, > choose "Check messages when they arrive." Click "Next." > > 2. Check the option, "From people or distribution list." > Notice that this has been added to the box at the bottom of > the screen. In that box, click on "people or distribution > list." In the "From" box, type in the email address of the > person you'd like to delete. > > 3. Click "OK" then "Next." Now check "Delete it." > > 4. Click "Next," then add an exception if you'd like. Then > "Next" again. Click "Finish" and you're done. > > > > If you'd like to delete replies to that person's messages, > create a new rule like you did in step 1. In step 2, select > "with specific words in the body." In the box at the bottom > of the screen, click "specific words" and type in the > person's email address or name, depending on how much you > want to filter. As long as people respond with the poster's > header included in the email, the email address will filter > that message out. If responders delete the header, then only > the person's name will delete those messages. In any case, > you'll have less to delete manually. > > > > As a side note, I use a filter to move TIPS and other > listserv messages out of my inbox and into their own folders. > I also have email messages sent just to me show up in a color > other than black. That makes it easier to sort the wheat from > the chaff. > > > > My best, > > Sue > > > > -- > Sue Frantz Highline Community College > Psychology, Coordinator Des Moines, WA > 206.878.3710 x3404 [email protected] > > Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, Associate Director > > Project Syllabus > > APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology > > > > APA's p...@cc Committee > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > > > > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > --- > > > > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > > > > > > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > --- > > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. 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