OK, I guess this is about as close to a hard and fast set of do's and don't's as we're going to get, but because it's such a high-traffic list, I'd like to add one additional thing we, myself first and probably foremost, should do, and that is, keep the feelings postings to a minimum, and the information dissemination to a maximum. Otherwise, it's a chore, not an enjoyment or benefit, to get through large-volume lists like this because it gets hard to separate the wheat from the chaff.
On Mon, 26 Aug 2013 21:50:55 -0700, you wrote: >Hi all, > >this note is not completely about the recent list craziness, though I do touch >on this. This note is meant as more of a general note to you all. If you have >any, and I do mean any comments you wish to share with me about this, I ask >you now, to write me privately. Let me repeat this, please write me privately >to discuss this with me. My email addresses are: [email protected] and >[email protected] > >I've gotten a number of notes off-list today and have seen the list craziness. > >Some have written me asking why I am making empty threats of banning folks. >Others have written in support. > >thank you to those who support this list. YOu rock! > >Now let me address the former point. There is a difference between giving >people as much of the benefit of the doubt as possible until I need to draw >the line, and making threats. What I've said here are not threats, my >statements are alerts or warnings. Sometimes it takes me a while to get back >to the list to check in again to see what has happened in my absence. >Sometimes people actually do listen. And sometimes people do get banned. You >may not know what happens behind the scenes so rather than assume, just ask. :) > >Not only have I been accused in the past, of being too heavy handed, but now >of not being heavy handed enough. lol! > >Through all of this, please remember, I do have a life and am quite busy much >of the time, which is why having Raul here of late, has been such a Godsend. > >So to the people who feel that I'm making empty threats, ask those who have >been banned from this list or who have had their posting privileges removed. > >For the record, the last thing I want to do is need to ban people or remove >their ability to post. It is everyone here who makes this list the great >resource that it is. Without you all we'd have no list! Ya know what I mean? > >No people, no list. Simple as that. :) > >So rather than continuing to try my, and each other's patience, I'm asking >those of you who feel you need to continue the iOS 7 thread to the point of >absolute annoyance, to please be considerate of your list neighbors and quite >simply, calm the hell down! lol! > >I get it, you want to be heard and share your opinions. that's great. Let's do >that in a context which is productive and relevant to appropriate discussion >for this list. I.E. Let's not continue any name-calling, inference about >people's lack of legal knowledge, whether the podcaster in question did >anything wrong or whether you agree with Raul and I or the list rules. > >If you dislike the list then leave it. > >If you dislike the mods, sorry, but we are who we are… > >If you want to call other listers names or insult their intelligence or what >you feel may be a lack thereof, then leave now. > >If you want to continue propagating information bound under an NDA, then guess >what, please leave. > >Having said all of this, if you want to continue taking part in a great group >of intelligent and nice people, then please stay. :) > >If you want to share your knowledge of the iDevices, then please stay. > >If you want to do a great service to your fellow listers then stay. > >-And, if you want to help this community, then please consider staying with >us. :) > >Of all of the list rules which prohibit, the idea I wish to stress most is to >be helpful and considerate. It's you who make this list what it is. It is you >lending your help and support to each other, it is you sharing your time and >patience, it is you offering your assistance which makes this list great. > >So please, show that you care about this community and be a valuable part of >it. YOu will make it what it is, and we'd love to have you. :) > >If you want to share your opinions constructively, we welcome them. Want to >make a point to spur on some good discussion? Awesome! Let's do it. > >You don't need to like everything, but you do need to be able to discuss your >feelings about things in a way that is helpful and brings out worth-while >discussion which moves people forward. That's what this is about. > >Please do take some care and let's move forward from here, K? > >Thank you all for reading, and do have a wonderful night! > >Cara :) >--- >View my Online Portfolio at: > >http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn > >Follow me on Twitter! > >https://twitter.com/ModelCara -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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