10-31-2019, 05:05 PM
Thanks. I made my last post in order to let everyone know that we moderators are on the job.
Fishskibum: If you've kept track you will remember I was one of your earliest defenders, so don't count me your enemy. I love playing the devil's advocate, don't you? [cool] I just ask you to avoid anything that verges on rude, lewd, or crude, if you catch my drift. Carry on.
TD: I may have missed one but I catch most everything. As I'm sure you know, ignoring something and making no comment is sometimes best.
All: As far as I know not one word has been deleted or changed. Jeff, I, et al, are aware and watching. By definition, moderators are people who "get in the middle" not unlike referees or umpires. We try to make sure that no one throws a low blow or spits on anyone, or bites an ear off. And like umps we sometimes get booed and disagreed with. But I'm telling you, it's a pretty boring job--just not much to do. (Plus I get to read a lot of things I'm just not much interested in, though I do learn a lot.) For me, I'm pretty liberal and tolerant--no harm, no foul. I just don't tolerate people being mean and hurting others.
Also, I feel about this issue like I say to people who move to Utah and start whining and complaining about the culture, etc.: Nobody made you come here; you can leave if you want, but deal with it.
Vive la difference, or however those Frenchies express it.
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Fishskibum: If you've kept track you will remember I was one of your earliest defenders, so don't count me your enemy. I love playing the devil's advocate, don't you? [cool] I just ask you to avoid anything that verges on rude, lewd, or crude, if you catch my drift. Carry on.
TD: I may have missed one but I catch most everything. As I'm sure you know, ignoring something and making no comment is sometimes best.
All: As far as I know not one word has been deleted or changed. Jeff, I, et al, are aware and watching. By definition, moderators are people who "get in the middle" not unlike referees or umpires. We try to make sure that no one throws a low blow or spits on anyone, or bites an ear off. And like umps we sometimes get booed and disagreed with. But I'm telling you, it's a pretty boring job--just not much to do. (Plus I get to read a lot of things I'm just not much interested in, though I do learn a lot.) For me, I'm pretty liberal and tolerant--no harm, no foul. I just don't tolerate people being mean and hurting others.
Also, I feel about this issue like I say to people who move to Utah and start whining and complaining about the culture, etc.: Nobody made you come here; you can leave if you want, but deal with it.
Vive la difference, or however those Frenchies express it.
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The older I get the more I would rather be considered a good man than a good fisherman.