Re: Duncan
Holy Cow Manure...
Listen, I have been on this list for a year. I have gotten some good
information and I had a decent year this year (first one). I have speed up
my delete key finger, and delete many of cow manure messages. I find the
list 50% information and 50% entertainment.
Someone is always being dissed. If it is not Ray Waterman, its the Biologist
guy (WHO I DO MISS, I FORGOT HIS NAME), or a poor guy peddling miracle grow
or Duncan or someone. I would estimate for every post with good information
there are 3 posts with information that does nothing for the good of the
list or the good of the people <in general>
This list is good, and it is known, and there are a lot of people that come
and go on it. It is good.
There is one thing, Duncan manages the list. Let him.. Let him make the
rules. It is a lot of work, and I do not want to do it. It will not change
your life if you can't post some comment on some person. Just let the
list-owner manage the thing. You cannot please all the people, and people
are always going to be upset at something you do. It is just better if these
people just keep negative comments to them selves or in private e-mail.
I do not know Duncun, and if walked in my Office right now I would not
recognize him. I do not think it is a power trip on his part. I think the
people that post these negative comments on other people are more on a a
power trip. They get some sort of power by dissing someone in a public
forum. Take the message below for example, this could of easily been sent
privately, but the same "Power" would not have been realized.
If you don't like it leave the list, and make your own or whatever. Just
people have got to take a break from all of this.
I suggest that the following be adopted:
With the Exception of Product Performance Reviews, if you cannot say
something good about someone, do not say it on the list. Send all the
private e-mail's you want complaining about whoever. Reviewing product
performance and especially bad performance, is a big part of the need of the
list.
I think if we adopt this then, we will all be better off.
John Sagaria
Monroe NY
^^^30 Miles North of NYC, I can get all the negative comments I want from
the professionals in New York City. When Pumpkin growers try to be nasty it
is more funny and stupid, then nasty.. give it up!
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>From: "The Pumpkin Master" <thepumpkinmaster@hotmail.com>
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: Duncan
>Date: Tue, Nov 30, 1999, 11:21 AM
>
> You say that its very hard work managing this list and you are sick of
> what goes on here. You tell us your sick of the problems and taking care of
> them, and in the next breath you tell us that if you try to regulate the
> list another will just pop up to replace yours. Well....... If you are so
> sick of this why don't you just let someone else do the work. You said
> another list will pop up and I know one would too. Or do you like the power
> to much? If I were you, and I didn't like doing this, I would quit. Do
> something that you enjoy instead of torturing yourself.
>
> Greg
> GIant Pumpkin Grower
> www.thepumpkinmaster.com
> Fresno, California (It is very hot here only when pumpkins are growing, as
> soon as they are done temps are perfect for growing!!!)
>
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