TIME FOR SOME ORDER SO THAT THE TRAINS CAN RUN ON TIME!
OUTWITTED
He drew a circle that shut me out-
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout,
But love and I had the wit to win :
We drew a circle that drew him in !
by Edward Markham
Hi Horse,
HORSE>
>This list (moq_discuss) is to remain unmoderated and
>members will be able to start new discussion subjects as they please.
Until you pull the plug that is. Are we fools?
For your proposed rules say:
>The list administrator reserves the right to change
>the unmoderated status to moderated.
Nice one, Mr. Administrator.
>The list administrator reserves the right to change
>the subscribe policy status to 'Closed'.
Nice one again.
Shouldn't your name be Trojan Horse considering the hidden agenda
of the group of people for whom you are acting.
>I have no intention of trying to force a bunch of pointless and
>wearisome rules on the list members so please do not look
>at this as some sort of control exercise.
Really. This bunch of poinless and wearisome rules IS a control exercise.
>The reasons for the construction of a Charter and Rules should
>be obvious considering the mayhem of the last few weeks
Mayhem to you perhaps. Animated and inspiring to others nore open.
So the Dictatorship will at least make the trains run on time then.
The EDITORS in George Orwell's 1984 fulfilled a similar role.
>Everyone is invited to submit criticism of the Charter and Rules
Invited to "Submit".....eh?
>Constructive criticism is appreciated - everything else will be ignored.
Guess who decides what constitutes constructive criticism?
And what is ignored?
>5) No personal messages or 'Chat'. All posts relevant to the subject.
Personal exchanges build group cohesion.
Your rules destroy it. And the Squad.
>Don't forget, the closing date is 24th December.
Why the unseemly hurry.
In conclusion, your and your elitist colleagues want a discussion group
but only on your terms. My father used to have a term for this type of
organisation, he called it a "mutual admiration club."
Given this, I can see how you might want to exclude some opinions.
But, can you see that you are destroying the Squad.
love
Fintan
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