OK John,

I'll accept the offer of free speech to congratulate you on sticking with a
job few understand but many appreciate. Back in the "old days", I ran an
"underground" bulletin board service in Hawaii...hard to get the number for,
and even harder gain access to because of the "Draconian" operator...me <G>
It was called Midnight Madness and that was when the madness began. The main
content of the board covered the realm from phone phreaking to code cracking
(included software as well as penetration of systems). I took it upon myself
to put the board up, monitor it during the hours of operation (depended on
the heat being applied), and add/modify information other than messages. It
was exhausting but exhilarating. Anyway, I have to empathize with your
position. Sometimes it's really tough to draw the line so that is understood
as rational and reasonable rather than...arbitrary and self-serving. And
that obviously depends upon which side of the line one happens to be
standing.

My hat's off to you and I for one truly appreciate your efforts. My feeling
is that when the children misbehave, send them to timeout...apply the switch
only when absolutely necessary <BG>

Thanks for your patience and perseverance. Hang in there.
Michael Clary
Cypress, CA
10" LX200 f/10
SBIG ST7E w/CFW8

> Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 02:25:56 EST
> Subject: Re: [M]: OT: List management (don't read: petty bickering)
>
> In a message dated 03/02/2001 1:02:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>
>> Big Snip
> I personally would have rather been doing other
> things for the last hour or two, such as packing for the eclipse in June,
> going to bed (Eastern time), or reading on-topic posts. But a guy's gotta do
> what a guy's gotta do.
>
> As usual, I'll request that replies (except the original poster) be directed
> privately to me...but in this case some people are apparently itchy to say
> something, and others suspect I'm suppressing dissenters from "free speech"
> so I'll also open it up for the following, with a strict limit of one post
> per subscriber.
>
> 1. An unlimited number of negative replies on the list (limit one per
> subscriber)
> and
> 2. Up to "10, or double the number of negative replies, whichever is greater"
> positive replies (limit one per subscriber)
>
> No debate back and forth, no attacking each other's opinions. Just state
> your own opinion once, agreeing or disagreeing with how I run the list, and
> why, and that's it.
>
> John

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