Date:         Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:32:18 -0700
Reply-To:     BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Friday moderation discussion - Starting point
Comments: To: Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com>
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I vote to extend until tomorrow. I'm sick as a wet dog at the moment.


BenT

sent from my electronic leash

On Mar 25, 2011, at 9:20 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:

> My thought as a listmember....
> 
> I'd like to see "friday" extended over the weekend. There are community type discussions that crop up on friday that could easily continue over the weekend without affecting much of anything except fostering community. And by friday night after a week of work, I'm usually not interested in entering the fray. Saturday afternoon/evening yeah, I might have the time/inclination to contribute. If a discussion heads toward Godwin's Law, the moderators know what to do and the listmembers tend to support them.
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Mar 25, 2011, at 12:53 PM, Joe T. wrote:
> 
>> In the same way that all Vanagon enthusiasts have proven that there are
>> infinite ways to modify these vehicles, I think that there are also infinite
>> ways to culturally interpret them.  I have just as much respect for the
>> gearheads as I do for the storytellers, and everybody in between, as long as
>> the common ground is a Vanagon.
>> 
>> I can certainly understand that some tangents on the list need to be stopped
>> in their tracks, but that's the problem--it's subjective and that's a
>> difficult spot for the moderators.  If we stick to the nuts and bolts
>> conversations, then maybe we miss out on some good entertainment in the form
>> of stories and barely-related topics.
>> 
>> So, I think we have a good mix going with Vanagon-specific threads on six

>> days of the week, and a wide-open forum on Fridays.  I personally look
>> forward to Fridays because with a group as diverse as this, you never know
>> what you're going to get.
>