[ale] as promised/threatened, an overly long post with probably nothing of real importance

[Jim Kinney]

On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Tim Watts <tim at cliftonfarm.org> wrote:

> On Wed, 2011-05-04 at 09:19 -0400, Geoffrey Myers wrote:
> > One note folks.  If the list has a specific focus,  and a posting is
> > contrary to that focus, then not permitting that posting to be posted is
> > not censorship.  It is simply keeping things on track.
> >
> > Let's not confuse focus and censorship.
> >
> Excellent point. This is basically how I perceived Jim's setting the
> moderation bit; which is why I didn't complain. I did raise my eyebrows
> but y'all probably didn't notice that. Overall Jim, I think your move
> was correct and proportional. I do hope you'll stay on as moderator cuz
> I sure don't want to do it! :-)
>
> I would welcome some moderation to help keep the focus. A little
> moderation here and there can go a long way to reinforce
> self-moderation. On the other hand, I do enjoy most of the OT stuff --
> even the stuff I disagree with. I'm probably in the minority in this
> respect. If nothing else it helps me understand better what I believe.
>

Nothing like a bit of adversity to sharpen the focus. Good point.

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