From: joedees@bellsouth.net
Date: Tue Aug 05 2003 - 16:49:00 MDT
From: "Blunderov" <squooker@mweb.co.za>
To: <virus@lucifer.com>
Subject: RE: virus: Re:Notice and Proposal of Importance
to all Virians
Date sent: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 00:25:17 +0200
Send reply to: virus@lucifer.com
> Many parliaments have the institution of "Speaker" who enforces the
> rules of parliamentary debate. Members who transgress are expelled
> from the chamber if they refuse to withdraw any remark, or behave in a
> manner, that is considered "unparliamentary". (The speaker also has
> the power to demand an apology.)
>
> Could we have a system like this? If a member of the CoV transgressed
> the agreed rules he/she could be suspended from posting for a certain
> time.
>
> Of course the rules * would have to be very clear. The task of
> 'Speaker' could be rotated, perhaps randomly. There might have to be
> an appeal mechanism.
>
> Quite possibly this has all been tried before and failed, but just in
> case it hasn't...
>
> Best regards
> Blunderov
>
I sincerely wish that such a system had been in place all the times that
hermit has gratuitously slandered my mother, whom he has never met,
but I unfortunately doubt its efficacy with him. He has sworn never to
apologize for his tasteless and malignant remarks, and refused to
promise not to slander her again. In fact, when I asked for such a
promise, he responded by attacking her further. Do you really think that
he would submit himself to such a system? Do you really think he could
ever bring himself to apologize for the vile mischaracterizations he has
already made concerning her, or be compelled to do so by a
"Speaker"? I sincerely doubt it. As far as hermit is concerned, rules
seem to be only devices to be created, used, abused and twisted for
use against other people; they do not apply to him.
>
> * Speaking for myself, a rule that would like to see implemented is a
> reasonable(?)ceiling on "cut and paste" posting. I would expect to see
> a lot more original thinking and writing from such an intelligent
> group of people than is sometimes the case. I don't think that there
> should be any limit placed on citing links in support of an argument.
>
A condition by which I am willing to abide if all other do; after all, it was
hermit, and not me, who began the practice.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-virus@lucifer.com [mailto:owner-virus@lucifer.com] On
> Behalf Of Kharin Sent: 05 August 2003 09:50 PM To: virus@lucifer.com
> Subject: virus: Re:Notice and Proposal of Importance to all Virians
>
> [Blun.] <snip>
> It would be of great assistance, if those explicitly opposed to the
> idea of schism, could elaborate some proposals that would permit the
> Cov to maintain diversity within its stated framework but to remain
> co-operative and amicable in character (one possibility might be split
> forums on a single bbs dedicated to differing political persuasions.)
> Proposals along the lines of 'Hermit should jump under a bus' will not
> be regarded as being constructive. [Blun.] </snip>
>
>
>
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