[Tfug] OT A word of thanks

[Jon]

eric christian wrote:
>
>>> It's not enough you are OT but you take an OT thread and go OT with 
>>> it. Please stop with this. It truly will be the only warning.
>>>
>> This (OT) thread was about jobs (or lack there of). There is a lack 
>> of jobs because there is an economic panic and real crisis because of 
>> the derivatives scheme exploding in their faces as they bursted the 
>> motgage  bubble. Or, is there no connection between jobs, economic 
>> panic/crisis?
>> Is all just a bunch of billard balls with no connection at all?
>> Eric
>
> Jon,
>
> I'm also an old guy. I'm also a kinda busy guy. Right now a 3rd wood 
> shed is main project, which is turning into a barn. Bowie was 
> trickreich and posted with a CC:, showing, I suppose, that I'm not 
> (really) a person on this list. So, busy as usual, i just did a Reply 
> and my posts went to him. I'm sure he forwarded these dastardly (I'm 
> just the messenger, please don't shoot) posts to you and others. Now, 
> I've had problems with my emails going into a black hole. I assumed 
> that this was my ISP. Now, I see there are other causes. All is not 
> what it seems to be...
> Eric

Honestly Erich, myself nor anyone has touched any email flow to the list 
if this is what you meant in your email.. The list has the capability of 
being moderated as a whole or at an individual level and it has never 
been touched. I also have not received any personal email from anyone on 
the list or do I see messages being forwarded to the list from you or 
anyone else. Then again I don't read every post to the list. Most but 
not all so I may have missed something along the way.

Here's a few things rattling around in my head along with the marbles 
and excess air. Your emails are *way* OT and resemble spam I get in my 
inbox. I know that your emails bother many people on the list, yes me 
included. Now that's not a reason to go moderating you or anyone else 
and go kicking them off the list. I've let the list run unchecked for 
many years and for good reason. People on the list usually have a way of 
normalizing things and keeping it all in balance. This includes things 
like list members being rude to others on the list, member's general 
inability to follow common list etiquette, etc. Some how they work 
themselves out. You however have not been swayed by any of the normal 
pressures which keep a list "normal".

Some of these requests have been kind requests, others have been down 
right abrasive and to the point - 'please stay on topic or at least 
comprehensible if it's slightly OT'. I'd say most of the time you post 
very random stuff that most people on the list can't even understand and 
respond to without first soaking in a tub comprised of household 
chemicals commonly used to make "bath tub meth".

We all want to hear what you have to say...about technology related 
topics. We are all guilty from time-to-time of going OT, you just happen 
to do it *every* time and it has an effect of making the list a little 
edgy and sometimes chaotic. I think we all could do a better job of 
staying on topic and we all need a little nudge from list members when 
we get carried away, me included.

That's it for me. Back to your regularly scheduled programming :)


-- 
Jon
www.VoIPmogul.com