[meteorite-list] (No More) One-Ad Per Week Rule

From: michael cottingham <mikewren_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:50:13 -0700
Message-ID: <9A50131A-6347-4726-BC50-CE7D9454E073_at_gilanet.com>

Hello,

DITTO. Also the days when we had the MOST ads, were the most
productive on the list. THE BEST TOPICS. THE BEST CONVERSTION ON
METEORITES COINCIDED WITH THE MOST ADS. So a big part of this whole
topic is BULLSHIT. If you really want to do it right for THE FIRST
TIME -have a real vote. I HAVE BEEN ON THIS LIST LONGER THAN 70% of
the folks on this list. So if you want a true historical perspective
maybe ask someone who's been here a lot longer than the critics...

Michael Cottingham
On Oct 15, 2009, at 12:13 PM, dean bessey wrote:

> <The fact seems to be forgotten that a consensus was taken by Art
> about advertising in his forum. Advertising is a privilege, not a
> right and Art was considering having no ads at all due to abuse.
> The consensus, at the time, was that way too many ads were being
> posted and that one-ad-per-week should be a rule. List members
> input was taken into account so this was not only Art's wishes but
> the majority of other members as well.> <SNIP>
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> This is flat out wrong. There never was any consensus. Art went on
> record as saying that he did not mind ads.
> What happened was that 4 or 5 people decided that they would hijack
> Art's list as if it was their own and decide to prevent people from
> making "to many" (Whatever that means) ads. After months and months
> of bombarding the list with anti ad attack postings Art basically
> tried to shut up the malcontents that dont appriciate the fact that
> they have the privelidge being a part of what is basically the best
> online meteorite forum and said "OK, one a week".
> Then, rather than shut up, these 4 or 5 people decide to declare
> themselves sherrif and kept going on with this anti ad campaign and
> even the most minor offence (Even during big shows like tucson and
> munich) was enough to make attack postings. They decided to continue
> making an ass of themselves and continue their efforts to hijack
> arts list as if it was their own.
> Then after people started leaving the list because of all these
> attack postings they had the gall to claim that "They left because
> of the ads". (The fact that people werent leaving before their
> hijacking and attacking efforts is conveniently ignored).
> Nobody leaves this list because of the ads (Well there may have been
> 2 or 3 people who left because they are to stupid to use the delete
> button or block sender button in their email settings and dislaike
> the fact that people are allowed to own meteorites like the cultural
> property people in some governments but its an insignificant few).
> People leave because of the bickering. Dont try and twist it around
> that its not because of those 4 or 5 people that is basically
> ruining things for everybody.
> Becides why are you 4 or 5 people constantly harrassing the other
> 1000 of us with your diatrabes? An iq of about six would enable you
> to understand that the only person who matters is art so why dont
> you email him rather than the rest of us who cant do anything even
> if we did buy the fact that you somehow have the right to
> unilaterally declare yourselves sherrif even though you have no
> ownership or control of this list?
> The answer of course is that Art has the smarts to ignore the whackos.
> Nobody is forcing anybody to be a part of this list. You dont even
> need arts permission to leave. You can do it yourself.
> Stop this assanine BS and let us talk meteorites and have sales. If
> you have a problem dont complain to the other 1000 of us.
> And the "Majority consensus" that you refer to is about the same as
> what the "Majority consensus" of an iranian election would be. It is
> flat out not the will of the majority of list members or the list
> owner but the will of 4 or 5 people who wants to run the list as
> they see fit (Like the aftermat of an Iranian election).
> I suspect that cottingshams lastest excessive postings are designed
> to entertain and see how big an ass that certain paople can make of
> themselves by complaining about them. Some people has posted 2 anti
> ad attacks for every one of cottingshams supposedly excessive ads.
> The other 1000 of us are surely happy about that.
> Go away. The consensus of the silent majority dont want to listen to
> your attacks anymore
> Sincerely
> DEAN
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Received on Thu 15 Oct 2009 03:50:13 PM PDT