Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:05:37 -0400
Reply-To: Rowan Tipton <uther@DRAGONHOME.ORG>
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From: Rowan Tipton <uther@DRAGONHOME.ORG>
Subject: Re: Friday moderation discussion - Starting point
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Considering what Joy said (which I agree with by the way) maybe the moderators could
create a policy that one could send an NVC post to the moderators and let them decide if
could wait to Friday. Maybe only when request an off-list reply.
r
On Mar 26, 2011, at 8:37 PM, Joy Hecht wrote:
> I'm indifferent about whether "Fryeday" discussions can continue over the
> weekend - I haven't seen any objection, though, so that seems fine. If
> there were really some objection, it could be useful to shift NVC posts from
> Friday to Saturday, so folks who don't want to get online after work could
> still participate.
>
> But I do want to say that I REALLY appreciate being able to post NVC
> comments to this list (my latest having to do with halogen lamps). In my
> f2f life I don't know people who would have any idea about an array of
> low-grade technical questions that come up from time to time. Every time
> I've posted one in this forum, I've gotten very useful replies. I always
> ask people to reply off-line (unless I forget), since my questions wouldn't
> generate list discussion. I find it really handy to be able to tap into the
> broad knowledge of people on this list. I wouldn't want to lose that.
>
>
>
> Joy
>
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 4:36 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> ---- John Reynolds <transporterjr@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>>> Since we have put this through Sat, since BenT is sick (so am I)
>>> I'll pipe in on a couple of things. When I arrived on this list from the
>> type 2 list, I found the amount of non-technical discussions startling. I am
>> used of it now, but still find that questions about computers, etc, even on
>> a Friday irrelevant. Just about anything dealing with VW, autos, camping,
>> tools, national parks I do find relevant.
>>> I think extending Friday through sat or entire weekend is worth a try.
>> Then get some feedback from the list whether to continue.
>>> Lately, I saw a couple of posts, not "directly" related to Vanagons that
>> the moderators asked to save until Friday and the original posters were
>> upset. Come'on people, wasn't a big request, now was it?
>>> Finally, thanks to the moderators. The language and attitudes on other
>> forums can be a real drag- so I truly appreciate your efforts to keep this a
>> civilized place
>>> John
>>
>> I just want to add my concurrence to John's comments. I would, however, be
>> a little upset (but will not yell about it, I have a choice of whether to
>> open the post or not) if the weekend starts to be taken up with pictures of
>> airplanes, questions about cameras, forwards of advertisements for concerts
>> (all of which I have seen here on Fridays). You get the idea, and there are
>> myriads more such things.
>>
>> So far as things like campsites, tools, the quality of a given highway, and
>> numerous other things that are not particularly vanagon related per se but
>> relate to our use of them, I personally deem those things to be appropriate
>> any day of the week. The moderators may differ, but I think they have
>> explicitly concurred concerning anything camping related.
>>
>> mcneely
>>
>> --
>> David McNeely
>>
Blessed be!
Rowan )O(
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