Hello ,
Horse writes:
>>A message to all those who have very little respect for the LS
>>members who don't subscribe to MD.<<
Hello Horse, I think I might be one to whom this is addressed.
It's not that I lack respect. I'm just a little slow at figuring
stuff out at first. The fine distinction between the two forums
was lost to me until very recently.
>>When the LS was set up some time ago it was envisaged that most
>>people who have some passing regard for the MOQ and what it has
>>to say would either not join because it wasn't for them or would join
>>and respect the rules of the forum. No-one was forced to join either
>>then or later.
>>From the start, the rules were made clear that it was to be a
>>focussed forum and not as free form as MD. This may not suit some
>>but it certainly suits sufficient numbers for it to continue as it
>>currently does - complete with rules and moderation.
>>It is also pretty obvious to most that it is poor etiquette and plain bad
>>manners to attempt to hijack the current discussion of the sister
>>forum because you can't be bothered to keep on topic or go through
>>the legitimate process of moderation.
It's not that I can't be bothered. I just feel that the "legitimate
process of moderation" can sometimes be a problem. It depends on the
moderator. But I do plead guilty to "hijacking" although it was not
pre-meditated but spur-of-the-moment (I don't think they give you less
time for that distinction in the real world).
>>All in all it shows a real crap attitude...
Not necessarily.
>>and that the main reason for posting is not to try and further
>>the understanding of the MOQ but for mainly selfish reasons.
Not necessarily.
>>If you don't want (or can't be bothered) to join in the LS discussion
>>you could at least show sufficient respect to those members of LS to
>>wait until the discussion is finished at the end of the month before
>>continuing it on this forum.
If a little clipping of the winds of spur-of-the-moment posting is the
only way of keeping the moderated forum and its members from
being...devalued?..by the un-moderated forum, then I'll go along. I
I can't think of any other way off hand. If for some reason I find I
can't wait to comment on something, then I'll just have to run the
risk of being moderated. Mainly the risk is having your time wasted by
poor moderation. Some people suffer psychologically and socially by
poor moderation but not me. I havn't seen any problems in the short time I've been
tuning in and it's a credit to the MOQ.ORG. You still have a five
star rating in my book. That's not enough at this time for me to personally risk
being moderated. Maybe I'll change. At any rate, I sure do thank you
for the unmoderated forum...and the moderated one as well.
Best regards,
elg14 mailto:elg14@earthlink.net
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