Re: [CH] Administrivia: lights, list and topics
John Cramer (cramerj@ij.net)
Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:15:01 -0400
HOORAY for you, Mike. Thank you!!!
Michael Bowers wrote:
> Thank you, 99% of the subscribers, who've stayed out of this topic, at
> least on the list. I'm not taking sides on this issue, except for the
> inappropriateness of the forum. This list is about peppers.
>
> I feel like I should take a vote (no, I'm not, because this list isn't
> a democracy) about list content. This list is and always has been about
> peppers. Recipes, gardening, hot sauces, seeds, etc. See the list charter at
> http://neptune.netimages.com/~chile/list.html . Sure, we can post about
> anything that comes to mind, politics, current events, computer viruses, etc,
> but there are other and better places to do so. I want an information exchange
> about peppers, and that's why I started and continue to offer this list.
>
> There are apparently other lists that discuss peppers in terms of world peace,
> tragedies, politics and computers; one was posted (and is run) by Rosemary.
> Perhaps you can post these types of discussions there, or maybe that isn't to
> the point of those lists either -- I don't know.
>
> > We have alot of wonderful people here that want to talk about
> >gardening, share recipes, seeds, talk Chilepeppers and yes sometimes off
> >topic posts...only because they want to share something.... but it's getting
> >to the point where some are shying away from posting fearing they will have
> >to hear from the "Backlash Bullies "
>
> From what I see, 98+% of this is due to people posting non-pepper
> related material to the list. IF you like this kind of discussion, check out
> many of the soc.culture.* lists; they are full of people calling each other
> names. I've seen virtually no "flame wars" on pepper plant spacing, sauce
> contents ("you're an idiot if you put xxx in your sauce"), etc.
>
> Also, just because you can, doesn't mean you shouldn't think first
> about reposting something sent to you who asks that it be sent "to everyone you
> know" or "everyone in your address book". After all, would you phone everyone
> you knew or send a written (paper) letter to everyone in your address book just
> because you got such a request?
>
> I will try to resume the Monthly Posting which answers some of the
> more frequent questions: those about off topic posts, unsubscribing, and what
> the list is about. Maybe a periodic reminder will help all of us remember why
> we orginally subscribed.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike
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