Text 4710, 72 rader
Skriven 2007-07-20 19:16:32 av David Drummond (3:640/305)
   Kommentar till text 4708 av Jeff Smith (1:14/5)
Ärende: R&R exchanging insults
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Jeff Smith -> David Drummond wrote:

 DD>> Is Felten on his own in this "illegal" behaviour?

 JS>      No he is not alone in his behavior. I'm not sure why you would call
 JS> it "Illegal" but you are entittled to your opinion.

Illegal - as in "against the law, the rules (of the echo)".

 DD>> It seems that everyone posting here in the last few months is doing so
 DD>> against the rules.

 JS>      To a large extent yes they are. When they see the moderator breaking
 JS> his own rules. It isn't that suprizing or unexpected to see others behave
 JS> the same way. The moderator SHOW's everyone in this echo just how
 JS> meaningless his rules are almost on a daily basis. The rules are not the
problem David.

Are you suggesting that he was first, and, like little children, the rest
followed his lead? Yeah, sure.

The rules ARE the problem if everyone is ignoring them. In that case they are
not worth the paper they are written on, and should be discarded.

Do you remember the concept of "democracy'?

 DD>>  This point to the rules being grossly out of date.

 JS>       No it doesn't. It points to a moderator that has chosen to no longer
 JS> moderate. He has stated as much right here in this echo. He has in fact
 JS> given the responsibility of moderating to the users BUT wants to keep the
 JS> tittle of moderator for himself. The boat you are trying to bail the water
 JS> out of is sinking David. Felten has given up but is so into the Z2 thing
 JS> and the tittle of moderator/editor that he is willing to let any remaining
 JS> interest in Fidonews die out. Fidonews may fade away and die with Felten
as
 JS> editor and moderator. Gee.... What a legacy he can then tell people about.

Is that what this hobby is about, telling people about legacies? Hmmm I don't
recall that bit in Policy.

 DD>> They should be adjusted to suit what the majority of posters want.

 JS>      More like adjusted to fit the moderator's current style. When was the
 JS> last time he posted a message as moderator to enforce his posted rules?

I don't have taps into his netmail so I cannot say the last time he sent a
moderation message. Do you?

 JS> When was the last time he broke his own rules?

Are you sure he _IS_ breaking them? Maybe his interpretation isn't the same as
yours - then again, you too are breaking those rules (well, my interpretation
of them), but I think the rules should be discarded so I don't mind posters
breaking them.

 DD>> A law that is broken by most people is a bad law.

 JS>      Your kidding right? You crack me up David.

Why do we have laws? If most people think a law is wrong, it _is_ wrong.

Just as what is "right" is what the majority consider to be "right"

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regards

David

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