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borate wrote:
> /Donald L McDaniel/ said:
>> On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:16:27 -0700, borate@yahoo.com wrote:
>>
>>> /Carey Frisch [MVP]/ said:
>>>> Rules of conduct:
>>> Enforcing the "rules" and ridding the group/s of off-topic posts is
>>> simple...
>>>
>>> MODERATE them, perhaps through rotational participation of volunteers.
>>>
>>> No other method will succeed.
>>>
>>>
>> Everyone who participates in these newsgroups are already "volunteers".
>> That is what the these groups are all about. Voluntary discussion of
>> the pros and cons of the Vista Platform. No one forces us to come
>> here, and no one forces us to leave (hopefully).
>>
>> WHO in God's name would want to even TRY to "moderate" the crazies in
>> here? You simply CAN'T "moderate" someone like Frank, for instance. HE
>> apparently has no tongue which can be moderated. And no "reason" which
>> can be reasoned with. Just leave the man alone, let his words pass you
>> by like an evil wind, and they will never harm you.
>>
>> Most others in here do show SOME sense of decency and self-moderation,
>> and normally wouldn't need to be "moderated".
>>
>> Microsoft has at least SOME trust in its customers, since they don't
>> moderate the microsoft.public.windows.* groups.
>>
>> Perhaps a few of the more "immoderates", who are usually unwilling to
>> forego having the last word, could learn to moderate their OWN
>> behavior.
>>
>> After all, WHY is it so important that "I" (whoever the "I" is) must
>> always be right? Sometimes, the "wrongest" thing a man can do is to
>> "be right".
>>
>> I've been "right" many times, but ultimately did the WRONG thing by
>> insisting on my "rightness". While it is good to have a strong sense
>> of morality and virtue, if we are TRULY right, and TRULY act
>> virtuously, we will not need to claim our "rightness".
>>
>> If one is "right", he is "right" whether another believes it or not.
>> And if one's actions are "virtuous", they will be apparent to all
>> around. There is no need to boast or brag about one's own virtues.
>>
>> Both good and evil men recognize a good man, even without speaking.
>> Good men recognize other good men by their words and deeds to others.
>> Evil men, however, recognize good men only by the way they themselves
>> are treated.
>>
>> IF they are treated well, they will recognize the goodness in the good
>> man. IF they are treated evily, they will recognize only evil in the
>> good OR evil man.
>>
>>
>> Donald L McDaniel
>> Please reply to the correct thread and article.
>> ================================================
>
> Lovely rhetoric, but of no import to the folks who need it. This group
> is not intended to be an advocacy, Ubuntu or Linux forum. Were I to
> moderate it (for pay!) the foolishness would end immediately. It would
> revert to being useful and helpful, minus the distraction from those
> whose mission in boredom is to be contentious and disruptive.
Good luck with your grandiose delusions!
--
Peace!
Kurt
Former Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"
> /Donald L McDaniel/ said:
>> On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:16:27 -0700, borate@yahoo.com wrote:
>>
>>> /Carey Frisch [MVP]/ said:
>>>> Rules of conduct:
>>> Enforcing the "rules" and ridding the group/s of off-topic posts is
>>> simple...
>>>
>>> MODERATE them, perhaps through rotational participation of volunteers.
>>>
>>> No other method will succeed.
>>>
>>>
>> Everyone who participates in these newsgroups are already "volunteers".
>> That is what the these groups are all about. Voluntary discussion of
>> the pros and cons of the Vista Platform. No one forces us to come
>> here, and no one forces us to leave (hopefully).
>>
>> WHO in God's name would want to even TRY to "moderate" the crazies in
>> here? You simply CAN'T "moderate" someone like Frank, for instance. HE
>> apparently has no tongue which can be moderated. And no "reason" which
>> can be reasoned with. Just leave the man alone, let his words pass you
>> by like an evil wind, and they will never harm you.
>>
>> Most others in here do show SOME sense of decency and self-moderation,
>> and normally wouldn't need to be "moderated".
>>
>> Microsoft has at least SOME trust in its customers, since they don't
>> moderate the microsoft.public.windows.* groups.
>>
>> Perhaps a few of the more "immoderates", who are usually unwilling to
>> forego having the last word, could learn to moderate their OWN
>> behavior.
>>
>> After all, WHY is it so important that "I" (whoever the "I" is) must
>> always be right? Sometimes, the "wrongest" thing a man can do is to
>> "be right".
>>
>> I've been "right" many times, but ultimately did the WRONG thing by
>> insisting on my "rightness". While it is good to have a strong sense
>> of morality and virtue, if we are TRULY right, and TRULY act
>> virtuously, we will not need to claim our "rightness".
>>
>> If one is "right", he is "right" whether another believes it or not.
>> And if one's actions are "virtuous", they will be apparent to all
>> around. There is no need to boast or brag about one's own virtues.
>>
>> Both good and evil men recognize a good man, even without speaking.
>> Good men recognize other good men by their words and deeds to others.
>> Evil men, however, recognize good men only by the way they themselves
>> are treated.
>>
>> IF they are treated well, they will recognize the goodness in the good
>> man. IF they are treated evily, they will recognize only evil in the
>> good OR evil man.
>>
>>
>> Donald L McDaniel
>> Please reply to the correct thread and article.
>> ================================================
>
> Lovely rhetoric, but of no import to the folks who need it. This group
> is not intended to be an advocacy, Ubuntu or Linux forum. Were I to
> moderate it (for pay!) the foolishness would end immediately. It would
> revert to being useful and helpful, minus the distraction from those
> whose mission in boredom is to be contentious and disruptive.
Good luck with your grandiose delusions!
--
Peace!
Kurt
Former Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"