[meteorite-list] A Call For A New Meteorite List

From: joseph_town_at_att.net <joseph_town_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jan 5 23:51:18 2005
Message-ID: <010620050451.2496.41DCC3C2000A342E000009C021602813020299019BA1089F0A9C0106_at_att.net>

A list with big teeth and stodgy moderators may find itself with nothing to chew.

Bill


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: AL Mitterling <almitt_at_kconline.com>
> Hi Jim and all,
>
> I certainly agree with what you have to say and wish that the rules
> would be honored for the most part (I doubt there will ever be a perfect
> forum). In reality when list members have approached Art on this, it
> seems to fall on deaf ears. Art could certainly appoint someone to keep
> things reasonably civil, maybe contacting offending parties before
> action would be taken. However to date nothing like this has ever happened.
>
> Those claiming censorship probably don't agree that we have police on
> the streets to enforce laws so, (a) they don't hurt themselves, (b) they
> don't hurt others and (c) are removed from the streets when they don't
> get the message.
>
> There has been a group of people who have been suggesting a new list
> with a moderator. I think that we would get a core group of people from
> the old list and past members. When the suggestion was made about two
> months ago in a private email, there was an overwhelming support by
> those getting this private email. Bernd posted some of the comments when
> people were fighting on the list last round.
>
> People that want to sling mud would stay on the current list and some
> would probably remain on both lists but if we can generate something of
> quality then maybe we could bring the bulk of the meteorite list to the
> new list and leave the trouble makers behind.
>
> Wishing we had more gentleman as yourself Jim!
>
> --AL
>
>
> Jim Strope wrote:
>
> > Al..........
> >
> > While I certainly agree that the flame wars etc. make this list
> > virtually a joke, I do not think a new list would catch on to the point
> > where it would replace this list. It has just been around too long. I
> > think the answer is to fix what we have.
>
>
> > THIS LIST NEEDS RULES WITH TEETH!!!!!!!
> >
> > Jim Strope
> > 421 Fourth Street
> > Glen Dale, WV 26038
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