Edgar, I agree that Joe's post below is an example of a personal attack, however it did not just materialize out of thin air. I see it as just a continuation of previous, similar attacks.
It's my expectation if we nip these in the bud we'll be able to avoid full blown attack posts. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > Bill, > > I suggest this is a good example of the type of post that should be moderated > as it includes several personal attacks, in fact the entire subject of this > post is a personal attack. What do you think? > > Edgar > > > > On Jun 25, 2013, at 11:11 PM, Joe wrote: > > > Edgar, Bill!, > > > > quoting the Weasel: > > "What do you think of my idea below to focus the group... " > > > > As if it was HIS idea! LOL! > > > > It would not be a year too soon, since I became active again (following my > > sign-up and activity at this very Forum in its initiatory year, 1999). > > > > Some Zen forums are, in general, quite, well, "focused". Hail! To them. > > > > There's good "reason" for ...that. > > > > Granted, Edgar is squirming, now, because he is uncomfortable with our > > insinuating upon his fakery and ignorance, which, previously, he thought he > > could hide, via his casual, anything-goes-as-"Zen", insouciance. Some of us > > know better, ...but only by experience. It's a different "knowing", eh, > > Bill! ? > > > > Moderate (verb) and censor posts as you must / will, > > > > and TNX!, overall, > > > > --Joe > > > > PS I'll bow out, when a majority of active (and actually intelligent) > > Members recommend me to be Transported to Vulture Peak, for my flesh to be > > pecked by Avians. Like Merle's country-men, in the day, for Legal reasons, > > "Transported". All Hail. > > > > > Edgar Owen <edgarowen@> wrote: > > > > > > Bill, > > > > > > What do you think of my idea below to focus the group back on just Zen > > > rather than it being the general venting and gossip forum as it seems to > > > have become recently? > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
