[CRS_META] declined: crcommunity - Re: Stop The Cell Phone Chatter!

[Liza May]

Tim, this was a VERY thoughtful and kind reply.
Thanks for taking care of people so well - kudos to you!
-- Liza

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: crs_meta-bounces at lists.calorierestriction.org 
> [mailto:crs_meta-bounces at lists.calorierestriction.org] On 
> Behalf Of Tim C.
> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 11:28 PM
> To: David Becken; Issues Related to List Rules/Management and 
> the CR Society
> Subject: [CRS_META] declined: crcommunity - Re: Stop The Cell 
> Phone Chatter!
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Becken"
> To: <crcomm at lists.calorierestriction.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 11:46 AM
> Subject: Stop The Cell Phone Chatter!
> 
> 
> >I subscribe to this listing in order to read others thoughts 
> on CR, not cell phones. I know it is a free country and all, but
> >this forum has a ispecific agenda. Please try to stick to it.
> >
> > David Becken, Salem Or.
> 
> Hi David/Meta,
> 
> I appreciate your point above and wish more people would heed it.
> That said, the CRCOMM list was started many years after our CR
> list which is more topically focused and we are strict about it
> staying that way.  The CRCOMM list was also started specifically
> to have a wider variety of topics and non-CR subjects.
> 
> Some more recent non-CR subjects have annoyed at least a couple
> readers (that I know of), and there are two things you can do 
> about it:
> 
> 1) Join the CR list instead.  It is more topically focused, gets fewer
> emails but is read by more people (1600 vs 500):
> http://lists.calorierestriction.org/mailman/listinfo/cr_lists.
> calorierestriction.org
> 
> That is the list with the specific agenda (CR).  CRCOMM was
> intended to have much wider topicality.  If that changes, it would
> likely be do to conversations specific to that idea in the Meta
> list or some other CRS operational-based forum.
> 
> 2) Send your complaint to the Meta list which exists to govern the
> other lists.  Ideally, list management and rules are discussed on the
> Meta list so as to not interfere with or shout down the on-going,
> topical threads.
> 
> The second idea is already done for you as this message will not
> be posted and will get sent to the Meta list (so others can review
> our moderating judgement and see your POV regarding cell phone
> chatter on the list).  Also, as you can see from the amount of content
> below my signoff, A LOT OF untrimmed material was sent with
> your post.  Further this post would get resent in all digest versions
> as well (like a digest within a digest or a pizza stuffed with another
> pizza inside the crust).
> 
> More importantly, I'd rather complaints go to Meta where they
> may actually be effective and have positive influence:
> http://lists.calorierestriction.org/mailman/listinfo
> 
> Lastly, you can bookmark these links and it is always possible
> to just browse list posts by author, date, thread, or subject online:
> 
> http://lists.calorierestriction.org/pipermail/cr_lists.calorie
> restriction.org/
> http://lists.calorierestriction.org/pipermail/crcomm_lists.cal
> orierestriction.org/
> 
> -Tim C. (of the CRS moderators)
> http://www.calorierestriction.org/node/130
> 
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> [****EDIT - CUT 13 MESSAGES.  Which I was going to leave
> but untrimmed posts are becoming anethema to me.  I am even to
> starting to trim business emails. -Tim C.****]
> 
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