Re: ADMIN: Dakota Mailing List Ettiquite [Monthly Posting]

From: Andy Levy (andy.levy@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Nov 06 2011 - 22:50:55 EST


On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 22:45, <SilverEightynine@aol.com> wrote:
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> In article <201111010405.pA1451kW017965@bent.twistedbits.net>,
> jon@dakota-truck.net writes:
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>>    Flames, Bickering, And Other Such Nonsense:
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>>     Three words: DON'T DO IT!  More words:  If you feel the need to get
>> into a fightin' match with another DMLer, please do so via private e-mail.
>> There are about a thousand other DMLers who could care less about your
>> particular squabble.  Plus, posts from the DML are archived for all eternity
>> and viewable by hundreds of millions of web surfers.  The DML as a whole
>> has traditionally been quite good in this regard, but as our numbers grow,
>> naturally, the intimate nature of the list can start to deteriorate
>> somewhat.  I don't think it necessarily HAS to be this way though, and
>> I'd really prefer if non-constructive posts of this nature were not spewed
>> across the list.  Like I mentioned before, I'm not preventing you from
>> continuing your squabble, just please do it via private e-mail.  I don't
>> like having to police the list, but I'm not going to let a vocal minority
>> screw up the list for everyone else, so if I have to resort to warnings
>> and bans, I will.  How do you know if a thread is getting out of control?
>> Just think real hard before you send something out.  Is your post a rational
>> one, based on facts, or is it full of personal attacks?  Even if it is
>> rational, if we've heard it a million times before and all its doing is to
>> further a pointless argument, why post it again?  A REALLY good clue is if
>> you notice other DMLers replying to the posts with messages along the lines
>> of "please take this off list", or "stop this", its best to comply and take
>> it to private e-mail.  Thanks!  :-)
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> Hmm - we have not had a good flame war in ages.
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> GEN I's are awesome with their 4.7L powered semi hemis and all you 5.2 L Gen II
> dak owners who drive trucks that look like for rangers cant beat the R/Ts with
> their lightening killer 360 CI magnums and quad cabs are the best since bread
> was sliced with fastman TBs driving on Yokohama Geolanders which are
> billiontytimes better than your stupid BFGs! on cragar wheels which suck
> because my truck has R/T wheels but its really a Gen I base truck with a 4
> popper that has a gargantuan hood scoop that you all dont have and my Gibson
> sounds infinity times cooler than your Blowmaster exhaust!!!
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> BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Don't make me speak the name of He Who Shall Not Be Named in your direction.



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