Rules of Conduct for this newsgroup

borate wrote:

> /Donald L McDaniel/ said:

>> On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:16:27 -0700, borate@yahoo.com wrote:

>>

>>> /Carey Frisch [MVP]/ said:

>>>> Rules of conduct:

>>> Enforcing the "rules" and ridding the group/s of off-topic posts is

>>> simple...

>>>

>>> MODERATE them, perhaps through rotational participation of volunteers.

>>>

>>> No other method will succeed.

>>>

>>>

>> Everyone who participates in these newsgroups are already "volunteers".

>> That is what the these groups are all about. Voluntary discussion of

>> the pros and cons of the Vista Platform. No one forces us to come

>> here, and no one forces us to leave (hopefully).

>>

>> WHO in God's name would want to even TRY to "moderate" the crazies in

>> here? You simply CAN'T "moderate" someone like Frank, for instance. HE

>> apparently has no tongue which can be moderated. And no "reason" which

>> can be reasoned with. Just leave the man alone, let his words pass you

>> by like an evil wind, and they will never harm you.

>>

>> Most others in here do show SOME sense of decency and self-moderation,

>> and normally wouldn't need to be "moderated".

>>

>> Microsoft has at least SOME trust in its customers, since they don't

>> moderate the microsoft.public.windows.* groups.

>>

>> Perhaps a few of the more "immoderates", who are usually unwilling to

>> forego having the last word, could learn to moderate their OWN

>> behavior.

>>

>> After all, WHY is it so important that "I" (whoever the "I" is) must

>> always be right? Sometimes, the "wrongest" thing a man can do is to

>> "be right".

>>

>> I've been "right" many times, but ultimately did the WRONG thing by

>> insisting on my "rightness". While it is good to have a strong sense

>> of morality and virtue, if we are TRULY right, and TRULY act

>> virtuously, we will not need to claim our "rightness".

>>

>> If one is "right", he is "right" whether another believes it or not.

>> And if one's actions are "virtuous", they will be apparent to all

>> around. There is no need to boast or brag about one's own virtues.

>>

>> Both good and evil men recognize a good man, even without speaking.

>> Good men recognize other good men by their words and deeds to others.

>> Evil men, however, recognize good men only by the way they themselves

>> are treated.

>>

>> IF they are treated well, they will recognize the goodness in the good

>> man. IF they are treated evily, they will recognize only evil in the

>> good OR evil man.

>>

>>

>> Donald L McDaniel

>> Please reply to the correct thread and article.

>> ================================================

>

> Lovely rhetoric, but of no import to the folks who need it. This group

> is not intended to be an advocacy, Ubuntu or Linux forum. Were I to

> moderate it (for pay!) the foolishness would end immediately. It would

> revert to being useful and helpful, minus the distraction from those

> whose mission in boredom is to be contentious and disruptive.

Good luck with your grandiose delusions!

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Peace!

Kurt

Former Self-anointed Moderator

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