Here's my solution to this problem. Make it a rule that anyone who
posts an off topic post gets a gila monster put down their pants.
On 06/12/2013 12:56 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
> honest.... whaat was posted that started this tirade was an accident.
> I meant to share the company that rejects the sharing of our web
> activities.
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Nathan England <nathan@nmecs.com
> <mailto:nathan@nmecs.com>> wrote:
>
> On Wednesday, June 12, 2013 01:06:44 PM Ted Gould wrote:
> Wonderful, and your blog is a great place for that. I support you
> being
> outspoken about the issues in your private space. But the PLUG
> list is a
> communal space, and with that comes certain communal norms. For
> instance: no
> shoes, no shirt, no service. That establishes norms for certain
> areas that
> contain that banner. Certainly it restricts your freedom, but it
> is also
> about someone establishing norms in a space to encourage a more
> diverse set of
> participants.
>
> Ted
>
>
>
>
> What is ironic is we have destroyed the community of the PLUG. I
> have been on
> this list for over 10 years. Through that time I have come to know
> many people
> whom I consider friends. While the list may have a specific focus,
> since the
> beginning, us friends used this list to communicate all kinds of
> things that
> we cared about and we shared it with eachother through the list as
> a means for
> creating a group discussion rather than just between a few of us.
>
> Society has changed. In our vast attempt to be open minded of
> everyone else
> and tolerant, almost entirely pushed by the LGBT groups, no one is
> tolerant of
> anything and no one is allowed to say anything for fear of
> offending someone
> else. You know, we have a freedom of speech in this country and
> not every word
> spoken is hateful though it may personally offend *you*.
>
> Grow up. Put your big boy pants on and stop whining! This isn't
> the third
> grade anymore. I have opinions and a right to share them. You have
> opinions
> and whether I agree with them or not I want to hear them!
>
> God forbid someone challenge someone. I have a strong foundation
> and I know
> what I believe, but you telling your opinion about something that
> I do not
> agree with does not shake my foundation so much that I get upset
> and I can no
> longer think for my self. I value other peoples opinions,
> otherwise I would
> not share my own.
>
> When Obama was elected the first round he stated he wanted his
> cabinet to be
> filled with people who did not agree with him. I thought it was a
> brilliant
> idea! What better than a large group of advisors who will share
> differing
> opinions. Of course, later we found out the advisors were nothing
> more than
> large contributors to his campaigns and he was repaying them for
> their deeds.
> What a loser.
>
> If we cannot share our opinions then I formally request this list
> become
> moderated so that no one might accidentally offend the weak minded
> on this
> list.
>
> Nathan
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