Author: Michael Cummings
Date: 06:15:26 03/23/01
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On March 23, 2001 at 09:06:56, Hermano Ecuadoriano wrote: >On March 23, 2001 at 08:46:20, stuart taylor wrote: > >>On March 23, 2001 at 08:39:56, Michael Cummings wrote: >> >>>On March 23, 2001 at 08:33:39, Uri Blass wrote: >>> >>>>On March 23, 2001 at 07:47:07, Roy Beam wrote: >>>> >>>>>On March 23, 2001 at 01:01:51, Bruce Moreland wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On March 22, 2001 at 17:16:17, Dann Corbit wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>Just a thought -- >>>>>>>Don't buy stuff from people you don't know over the internet unless you have >>>>>>>some powerful verification system (e.g. E-Bay seems to have some sort of >>>>>>>tracking mechanism, but even then I personally would not make E-Bay transactions >>>>>>>[being a real worry-wort]). >>>>>> >>>>>>I'm an eBay seller. I've shipped about two thousand packages to over a thousand >>>>>>different people. Every package has gotten where it was supposed to go, and >>>>>>I've had zero people ask to return merchandise. >>>>>> >>>>>>I've also bought stuff from several hundred people. I buy stuff that is very >>>>>>dependent upon accurate seller description. I've dealt with a few dick-heads, >>>>>>but I've only had one guy try outright to steal my money. Coindidentally, thi >>>>> >>>>> I don't think the use of words like Dick Head is appropriape for this forum do >>>>>you? Where are the moderators when you need them?? >>>> >>>>I do not know. >>>>I do not understand the meaning of the word dick-heads and I usually do not look >>>>at the dictionary unless I need to know the meaning of the word in order to >>>>understand the post and it is not the case here. >>>> >>>>I understood from the context that it is something like bad guys. >>>> >>>>The only reason to delete this post is the fact that it is off topic post but it >>>>is not the first off topic post in the dscussion. >>>> >>>>If I am elected to be a moderator then I am going to delete off topic >>>>discussions like it unless the other moderators disagree about the idea not to >>>>let off topic discussions in this computer chess club. >>>> >>>>People who want to discuss off topic subjects with members of this club should >>>>start the discussion by posting also a link to another forum and the discussion >>>>can be continued in another forum(Mogens forum is a possible option). >>>> >>>>Uri >>> >>>This is too much hassle to do what you are saying, a few threads in here >>>off-topic is fine, as long as it does not start a load of threads. >>> >>>You will find that the other moderators will say to you, just let it go. Strick >>>moderation policy will just cause more hassles, and you will start many, lets >>>attack the moderators party, like we have had in the past. >> >>If it goes down well with people, then it's good. But if not, it must be >>modified quickly. You should not be too rigid, but only efficient and wise. >>S.Taylor > >Let's have a thread about moderation policy. >My contribution: I think it is off-topic. It is the business of the >moderators and of whoever is running the forum. I think it is best >discussed between them by email. Their policies can be posted at election >time, and remain posted between elections. >Those wishing to complain should do so by email, because it is NOT >"computer chess". > >Again, what is MY defense? Well, I guess I am no more defective than >all of the other self-appointed moderators, and officially elected >moderators, who can't understand, or don't agree, that it is off-topic. > >I would be pleased if someone would support my opinion that this is >off-topic. Look, yes it is off-topic, but off topic in a good way, they are trying to help out a fellow CCC member in raising money for something bad that happened to him. And it easy to post here and help achieve that goal. The original post is fine, it is the person that complain about a rude word being used in a harmless context and the following debates about using this word and now this, that is making this thread more stupid. I am adding to this problem and you will be when you will no doubt reply to this thread and others. Like many things you are adding to what you are trying to fight against. Thus you are causing what you do not want. An endless circle isn't it !!!!!
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