[nfb-talk] List Behavior

Tue Apr 26 20:59:31 UTC 2011

Amen!

Gloria Whipple
Corresponding Secretary
Inland Empire chapter
nfb of WA

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Constance Canode
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 13:44
To: NFB Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] List Behavior

Thank you, Dave.  Thank you a hundred times.
At 04:20 AM 4/26/2011, you wrote:
>John:
>
>As Moderator, and List Owner, the time has come where I feel that I 
>must do something about what is happening on nfb-talk, once 
>again.  No matter what I do, some people will be unhappy, I do to 
>much, or I don't do enough, or I am practicing censorship, or I am 
>dancing to Baltimore's drum.  So be it!  People will think what they think.
>
>I agree that you haven't always been fairly treated here, some 
>people have attacked you personally, even recently, and this is 
>wrong.  I have previously pointed this out, and have been accused of 
>favoring non-Federationists.  I am just trying to be fair to 
>everybody, and personal attacks are not appropriate behavior on this 
>list, and need to be stopped.
>
>On the other hand, you are like a person of one political 
>persuasion, pick democrat or republican, it doesn't matter, and you 
>keep going to meetings of the other party.  There you loudly tell 
>them they are all wrong and why you think so.  They of course don't 
>like that and verbally tell you so, maybe even going overboard a 
>little.  You leave and come back, and do it again, leave, and come 
>back, and do it again, and complain about how you are treated while 
>you are there.
>
>I have tried to give you the benefit of the doubt, but i can see a 
>pattern.  You seem to be obsessed with identifiable money, audible 
>pedestrian signals, and descriptive video.  No matter what we are 
>talking about you bring up these things time and time again.  On 
>December 13 you said you were leaving the list for 3 months ..... I 
>will paste in the text below.
>
>You do leave and come back, and within two weeks the list is as 
>chaotic as it has ever been.  We were talking about the Foundation 
>Fighting Blindness, dining in the dark etc., and once again you have 
>to push the buttons of identifiable money, audio pedestrian signals, 
>and descriptive video.
>
>As moderator I am drawing a line in the sand and saying to you, once 
>and for all, it has to stop.  You are not changing anybody's mind, 
>and we obviously are not changing yours.  It has all been said 
>previously, time and time again, and is doing no one any good.
>
>The above subjects are off topic for you, and if you can't discuss 
>something and move on, I will permanently ban you from the list.  I 
>do not want to do so, but this all is totally unproductive for everybody.
>
>Here is what you said on December 13.  I don't know if you are 
>obsessed with the three topics, or you are so sure you are right ... 
>or what.  We have been repeating this pattern for a couple years 
>now, and it needs to stop once and for all.
>
>
>
>
>Okay, so as a show of good faith I'm putting myself on hiatus for a month.
>No, 3 months. (Do I hear 6?) So I won't post here until mid-March. Heck
lets
>just say April 1. I won't post here again until April Fools Day as a sign
of
>good faith.
>
>I don't expect anyone to take it as proof but I'm just trying to show that
I
>don't intend to make people angry. Its just that I think these issues are
>important and I believe I've made an extremely strong case for each of my
>opinions. I hope people will take this gesture in the spirit in which it is
>given. I don't want to be a pest. I can't help it. So Merry Christmas!
>
>Anyway, if anyone wants to keep debating with me via private email, just
>take nfb-talk out of the subject. I am more than willing (eager) to
continue
>to discuss these issues.
>
>PS: I honestly feel no animosity for anyone on this list. Seriously, I just
>think we all just happen to disagree. That's no reason to think badly of
the
>other person. I mean, you folks can't help it if your opinions are so
wrong.
>[Its a joke.]
>
>
>
>
>David Andrews, Moderator and List Owner
>
>
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