Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:50:57 09/04/01
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On September 03, 2001 at 21:00:36, Dann Corbit wrote: >On September 01, 2001 at 08:28:37, Bob Green wrote: > >>On August 31, 2001 at 23:20:18, Dann Corbit wrote: >> >>>On August 31, 2001 at 18:37:53, Bob Green wrote: >>> >>>>I am a month into this group, so this nomination is without the knowledge of the >>>>issues that seem to be as deeply held as those that cause the tensions between >>>>the Israel and Palestine...but with this preamble, >>>> >>>>I nominate Rolf Tueschen (rolftueschen@aol.com)since he seems to be someone who >>>>would be inclusive, tolerant of diversity, search for equaniminity, and >>>>selfless. >>> >>>It takes an interesting sort of fellow to bring that name to the fore. I think >>>you may have to be a member signed up for 6 months prior to CCC before elections >>>(that's how it was last year) but maybe it will be different this year. >>> >>>Anyway, here is some interesting banter by Rolf over the past few years. You >>>may have to unwrap before using your browser, if the submission form bends the >>>query line. >>> >>>Rolf is actually kind of interesting when he talks about chess (his banter with >>>Ilya is an example of that). >>> >>>http://groups.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=rec.games.chess.computer&as_uauthors=Rolf%20Tueschen&num=100&as_scoring=d >> >>Mr. Corbit, >> >>Thank you for the list of examples of Mr. Tueschen's responses which support my >>nomination, I think, for the reasons I specified. > >To my way of thinking, Rolf is an interesting person and I would not oppose his >using an account here to post his opinions freely. On the other hand, >nomination of Rolf for moderator is like nomination of the grand dragon of the >kkk for teaching seminars on sensitivity training. Yes, he would not oppose free >opinions. However, I find his positions highly polarizing, and contrary. > >>Much of the banter here and correspondingly on RGCC seem to be flames over >>(minor?) editorial issues steeped in a series of long-but-not-forgotten issues. >>Much of this is now incomprehensible to someone just joining this communitee of >>uniformly interesting and informed thinkers. But the animosity level is very >>high - and to the extent a moderator can quell this by their actions and >>statements then I think we should support such a person. > >99% of the fuss here is caused by Sean clones. Being an intolerant jerk myself, >I would eliminate all accounts like AOL and hotmail from joining CCC. >Fortunately, cooler minds have prevailed. > >>Inclusive tolerance of diverse opinions could not hurt in calming the waters it >>seems...both here and in any political activity. > >Intoleration is a state that no tolerant man can tolerate. So let the intolerant >BEWARE! >Diverse opionions are great, unless they are just vile spew from whinging twits >whose only purpose is to divide and cause trouble. > >>Again, Mr. Tueschen (or some >>other person of similar bent) would be my choice for moderator. > >Not mine. But that's why they have elections. So that the majority might >choose those who will reflect their wishes. > >>Who would you suggest and why? > >I would suggest someone who is reasonably sane and cares about the group. I >would suggest someone who is calm and caring and willing to put out the time >required to serve the group faithfully. I would suggest someone who wants a >forum where people can gather to talk about a common interest. This is (in >contrast to) someone who has no interest other than gaining attention to >themselves. Other than someone who wants to hurt and to cause division and >misery. Other than someone who wants to destroy rather than to build. > >I would suggest a good person over a net terrorist. > >Just my two cents. > >>Best regards, >> >>Bob Green > >Same from me. I have done some reading of your posts both here and on >news:rec.games.chess.computers and am (quite frankly) astonished that you should >think that Rolf would be a good moderator since you are obviously intelligent >and interested in the subject at hand. But your view is no less valid than >mine, and I respect your right to hold it. Nominating Rolf as a moderator is about as logical as nominating someone from Indonesia to head a human-rights commission, or nominating Bill Clinton to head a morality commission, or nominating Chris Whittington to head the "save the ICCA" commission, etc. In short, not a very reasonable choice. The very thought makes me want to puke...
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