[meteorite-list] (AD) Art...delete me or SSteve from herenow!Thank you!

From: moni waiblinger-seabridge <moni2555_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Aug 3 04:18:11 2005
Message-ID: <BAY103-F287518044E47F70894618CCDC50_at_phx.gbl>

I have to agree with Sterling,

just delete it!
I have no problem deleting any of the ADs because I usually do not buy my
meteorites and mostly collect the ones I find myself.
ADs or people's post I am not interested in - delete!
Saves you a lot of time and frustrations! :-)

Good night, Moni



>From: "Sterling K. Webb" <kelly_at_bhil.com>
>To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
>CC: "Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!" <steve_arnol60120_at_yahoo.com>,DNAndrews
><DNA1_at_cableone.net>
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] (AD) Art...delete me or SSteve from
>herenow!Thank you!
>Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 03:04:46 -0500
>
>But...
> The problem is: what is an offense, and how big of an offense is it,
>and
>what should be done, and so forth. One can always argue about what offends,
>and
>i's different for everybody.
> As for arguing about an offense, the List seems capable of doing that
>on its
>own just fine! Mr. Arnold #2 has generated more emails than he ever sent.
>Assigning responsibility for that, objectively, is murky.
> My guess is that a moderator that attempted to make those fine
>distinctions
>for every email that offended somebody would soon be living on black coffee
>and
>hiring a staff of full-time arbiters working in shifts around the clock.
>Soon
>they would be setting up a coffee IV station, and... Well, it'd probably
>get out
>of hand.
> I join the ranks of those who say and who have said before, if you
>don't
>like an email, you know where to sent it, which big red button to push.
>Just
>flush. Imagine that DEL stands for "DELiver to Hell," and you'll feel good
>when
>you do it.
> The secret of life, the Trafalmagorians told Billy Pilgrim, is to
>remember
>all the good stuff and to forget all the bad stuff. My Grandfather said
>much the
>same thing. A similar principle applies to email. I like the variety, and
>use
>the button (but not enough), both.
>
>Sterling ("13,926 messages in my Inbox") Webb
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
>JKGwilliam wrote:
>
> > Dave and List,
> > I know how you feel Dave. But, while I see Steve Arnold #2 as being a
> > substantial problem on the List, he isn't the only problem.
> >
> > A couple of weeks ago I sent a personal email to Art expressing some of
>my
> > own frustrations and told him I was thinking about leaving the List.
>What
> > I'd really like to see is for the Meteorite List to regain it's focus on
> > meteorites and get rid of all of the "AD" posts including all of the
> > "reminders" about Ebay auctions along with all of the other "off topic"
> > posts. I know I'm not the only one who is frustrated because I receive
> > lots of commiserating private mail from people after I speak up like I
>did
> > early today. Maybe I should join ranks with my buddy Dave and take a
>stand
> > towards cleaning up the Meteorite List. Getting rid of a habitual
>offender
> > would be a good start.
> >
> > Does anyone else share my opinion or are you content to leave the list
>the
> > way it is?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > JKGwilliam
> >
> > At 09:35 PM 8/2/2005, DNAndrews wrote:
> > >Art, please delete either I or Steve Arnold (Chicago!!!!) from this
> > >list. I will gladly be the "sacrificial lamb" in this case. I haven't
> > >missed a Tucson show in 8 years, but I think I'll be skipping it from
>now
> > >on in the future....thanks to SSteve. I have no desire to associate
>with
> > >this person there or anywhere else for that matter... either
> > >electronically or or in person. He has done nothing but damage "this
> > >great hobby of ours". If you choose me, I will be grateful as I won't
> > >have to open up and actually read all these messages that I delete day
>in,
> > >day out. I will still continue on my meteorite hunting trips and my
>true
> > >friends know how to get in touch me for those REAL meteorite hunts. To
>put
> > >it mildly, I'm sure some will be relieved to see me go.
> > >But, since SSteve came around, Tucson just isn't the same anymore. Some
> > >newbie buffoon that sez he's been around since 1999....yeah...right!
> > >Count me out. I mean it!
> > >
> > >So, you choose Art....SSteve or me....it won't really hurt me feelings
>if
> > >it is me. Really! (If I change my mind, I can just change my identity
> > >like Matteo anyways).
> > >Dave
> > >
> > >Steve Arnold, Chicago!!! wrote:
> > >
> > >>Good evening list.This is the 3rd time I have tried to post on
>yahoogroups
> > >>for meteorites,and nothing.I wish I new what the problem is.Anyway I
>have
> > >>added more items to my meteorite sale and will extend the half off
>till
> > >>sunday the 7th.Just go to my website and look under the sale
>pages.Sorry
> > >>for this, but I would like to know why my posts do not go thru on
> > >>yahoogroups.
> > >>
> > >> steve
> > >>
> > >>Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120
> > >>
> > >>Illinois Meteorites,Ltd!
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>website url http://stormbringer60120.tripod.com
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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