While this has been informative, I begin to doubt the wisdom of opening myself up to the concerted efforts of a commercial entity to influence my opinion via this medium that I perceived as a community venue.
The intensity of this guy's interest is magnified to the extent that he owns so many properties. An extra $100 spent on a window for me is likely to be a $50k issue for him, so sure he's going to amplify his message here. Why not? It's cheaper than running an ad in the local paper. But people are more selective about reading ads and his volume wouldn't seem out of place there. Is there no local "realtors association" that could come to a balanced perspective on the HD issue and then represent that to the "homeowners association" that I perceive SHCA and UCHS to be? It's a little like having a full-time PR agency representing itself as just another citizen in a civic debate. Instead, he's a ringer. Again, I'm grateful for discourse and brainstorming of alternatives, but not for the sniping and characterizations that I've begun to see. Let there be a new list for realtors and one for homeowners, and cross-post as needed. But this latest exchange goes beyond netiquette issues to the extent that there are power and interest differentials clashing. The way I see it working best is that those with similar interests discuss among themselves, then the representatives of those groups hash it out. Otherwise we are not all playing by the same rules. Tim Siftar >From: "Tanya Seaman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "Tanya Seaman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "R. Hotchkiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "U-City list" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [UC] Unsubscribe >Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 17:01:03 -0500 > >I agree that this listserve has been very informative for me. Yes, I'm >quite >overwhelmed by the amount of traffic here, but I'm also learning a lot >about >what's going on. I'm not sure how else I'd learn this. > >Tanya > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of R. Hotchkiss >Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 3:57 PM >To: U-City list >Subject: Re: [UC] Unsubscribe > > >I'm on other lists that have much more traffic (and allow my misspellingz) >where >only once can I remember the monitor having to step in because it was >getting >too personal, off topic and insulting. > >I value all of the opinions I've read and I feel that we all should be able >to >speak freely about our community without being PC, but with a sense of >decorum. > >I don't think we should be limited to one listing a day. > >Also, there are ways to set your email software to send incoming e-mails to >specific folders...... > >-- >Richard Hotchkiss >http://www.hotstrings-inc.com > >"S. Sharrieff Ali" wrote: > > > Greeting to ALL: > > I suggest that we have Ed Schwartz monitor UC- list (if he > > would agree) for a while and give us his advise. Ed runs one > > of the most diverse and responsible list-servs around. > > > > I also would ask everyone on the Listserv to be patient and > > not create a mass exodus. We have broken many listserv > > rules/net-etiquette. I don't think beyond repair. I hope we can > > preserve what we have built here. > > > > I think there is an attempt by some at this point, to discredit > > the opinions of those whom they don't agree with by un-subscribing > > and creating a counter-listserv of a more exclusive nature. So in > > the future the opinions expressed in this forum will be likened to > > the Globe or National Inquirer. > > > > I find it humorous that many who have unsubscribed are those who > > in the past have used the Listserv for their own personal purposes > > against the "discussion" grain. > > > > All said, if used responsibly, this Listserv is a valuable community > > building tool. Lets hold on. > > > > S. > > > > ---- > > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe, see ><http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > > Archive is at <http://www.mail-archive.com/>. > > > > >---- >You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the >list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe, see ><http://www.purple.com/list.html>. >Archive is at <http://www.mail-archive.com/>. > >---- >You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the >list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe, see ><http://www.purple.com/list.html>. >Archive is at <http://www.mail-archive.com/>. _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. Archive is at <http://www.mail-archive.com/>.
