Author: Mark Young
Date: 15:38:32 12/08/98
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On December 08, 1998 at 17:44:00, Fernando Villegas wrote: >Hi all: >I have been nominated by several person here and I thanks them a lot, but I have >many doubts about the feasibility -for me -of becoming moderator if ever I get >enough votes. As I told in my declaration of principles when I was a candidate >the first time, I am not a man inclined to punish and reacting, short of a guy >aiming me with a pistol. At the same time the events of this year has been >enough to show me beyond doubt that in the average this group sustain a lot >tougher rules and visions than me. I cannot be a moderator if I am not willing >to moderate nothing or in any case less than most people want to be moderated. >I cannot moderate if I hardly see and feel something or anybody capable of >disturbing me because his words, concepts or even insults. Probably this a >matter of age: I am 49 years old, surely one of the oldest guys here. Age, if >you are not fully stupid, tends to weaken the resolution to take this or that >path. It is just you know there are good reasons for anything, so how you can >blame this or that way. Too many reason not do anything, too many experiences to >accepts almost everything. I do not believe this "let it be philosophy" would be >very popular here and so the only result should be attacks on me because I did >not punish Mr.XXXX after his broadside about Mr YYYY. So, after this long >rexplnation that people that thought in my name deserve, let me say "no, I am >not the man needed here". >Salute to all >Fernando I think you would have made a good moderator, and would have voted for you. What you see as a minus, I see as a plus. We don't need a hot head as a moderator. And I think you would take action if it was needed. Mark Young
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