Re: Open Letter to ARN Listserve Moderator/Admin

["Monty Neill" <monty@fairtest.org>]

I knew the opening lines about my laziness were in jest - not to worry - at 
least I did when I was linked to that other bum in Madison.

I am mulling this and will have a response to the general issue shortly.

Monty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Cbgord@aol.com>
To: <arn-l@interversity.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [arn-l] Open Letter to ARN Listserve Moderator/Admin


> I agree that we should vote about whether to continue to allow one person 
> to
> continually disrupt the discussion here. His role is literally 
> reactionary:
> every single comment over the years has been only in reaction to others, 
> and
> always disparaging, disrespectful, teacher-bashing, and worse.
>
> However I object to blaming this problem we have as an  online community 
> on
> our list administrator and attacking him for "sitting  on his can" and 
> doing no
> work. That's not the problem. We simply have not taken  up this issue up 
> in
> such a way as to even approach a collective decision  (however we try to 
> do
> that) on what we want to do about this problem other than  grouse about it 
> or
> repeatedly advise each individual subscriber to delete his  posts.
>
> Craig Gordon
>
> In a message dated 11/4/2007 3:09:58 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> pgutpgut@msn.com writes:
>
> Count me  in.  I groan even as I delete the  emails, mostly unread, that 
> are
> predictably a consummate waste of everyone's time.
>
> Priscilla  Gutierrez
> Outreach Specialist
> New Mexico School for the  Deaf
>
> ...change is inevitable, growth is optional...
>
>
> >  Subject: Re: [arn-l] Open Letter to ARN Listserve Moderator/Admin
> >  Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 17:54:34 -0500
> > From: jhorn@monmouth.edu
> >  To: arn-l@interversity.org
> >
> > I think it is time for a vote, but  is that too democratic?
> >
> > Thanks, Leeila and  Clarence.
> >
> > Jim Horn
> >
> >
> > -----Original  Message-----
> > From: arn-l-owner@interversity.org on behalf of Leeila  and Clarence Bina
> > Sent: Sun 11/4/2007 4:56 PM
> > To:  arn-l@interversity.org
> > Subject: Re: [arn-l] Open Letter to ARN  Listserve Moderator/Admin
> >
> > My long-long held view. Thanks for  the confirmation.
> > CB
> > PhD, ND
> > Leeila & Clarence A.  Bina
> > 512 Lansing Lane
> > Bismarck, ND 58504
> >  701-258-6336
> > 701-527-1608 (cell)
> > ----- Original Message  -----
> > From: "Jennifer Parker"
> > To:
> > Sent: Sunday,  November 04, 2007 1:53 PM
> > Subject: [arn-l] Open Letter to ARN  Listserve Moderator/Admin
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear Listserve  Moderator/Administrator:
> >
> > Hello. You don't know me and I don't  know you. But since I've joined ARN
> > I've read every listserve digest  and, therefore, have had the chance to
> > observe your work daily. Or,  rather, your lack of work. I know Fair Test
> > has little money and  you're probably not paid very much to monitor the
> > listserve, so why  work very hard when you're paid so little? I 
> > understand.
> > You're like  that Wasserman guy who's sitting on his can while his
> co-workers
> > work  hard at handing out bubble sheets. I know. You're an educator and 
> > you
> >  believe strongly in free speech and informative dialogue so you 
> > wouldn't
> > dream of blocking someone's posts. But, please! I implore  you! If you 
> > see
> > someone who repetitively and habitually takes members'  energy and 
> > talents
> > away from reforming the American education system  and having 
> > constructive
> > dialogue regarding reformation, please  consider doing just that. It's 
> > the
> > right of every blog/listserve  moderator to consider and even act on 
> > banning
> > someone from their  site.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Jennifer C. Parker
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