I second this. The list is great and I'm glad to see we are so committed to
keeping it that way. I'm also glad to see so many people recognize the boy
scout morality thing as a scam. The boys scouts are a fairly good
organization in all they do for kids, but they do use the "you must be like
us to be moral" stance a bit too much.
Too much non-car stuff, huh?
Patrick
----- Original Message -----
From: "kreg kallenberger" <kregkallenberger@home.com>
To: "T.J. Higgins" <tjhiggin@chris.iss.ingr.com>; "Alpines"
<alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: BOY SCOUTS NEED YOUR HELP!
> T.J., I commend you for how eloquently you have spoken on the subject.
> Please keep up the good work. I thank you for all your time.
> Kreg
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: T.J. Higgins <tjhiggin@chris.iss.ingr.com>
> To: Alpines <alpines@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 8:44 AM
> Subject: Re: Fwd: BOY SCOUTS NEED YOUR HELP!
>
>
> > The person who posted this message is indeed a member of the Alpines
> > list. That is why the message got through. The first line of spam
> > defense for the list is the myriad array of filters that MJB has
> > installed on the server (HTML, binaries, etc.). Our 2nd line of
> > defense is that only list members can post. The Boy Scouts message
> > obviously met both these criteria, so the list processing software
> > allowed the message to go through.
> >
> > Essentially we all depend on each other's good graces to keep the
> > Alpines list civil. Any list member can post pretty much anything
> > they want. Our own self-restraint prevents each of us from doing so.
> >
> > While the discussion on the Alpines list occasionally strays to
> > non-Sunbeam stuff (e.g. Aztek, Rover V-8), it's usually related to
> > automobiles in one way or another. Let's please keep it that way.
> >
> > There are more draconian measures that can be taken to keep the list
> > on topic. Believe me, you don't want me to implement them. I think
> > doing so would kill the list, and someone else would just go start
> > another Alpines list on egroups.com or whatever. Plus, it would mean
> > a lot more work for me, so you can rest assured that I don't want me
> > to implement them, either!
> >
> > --
> > T.J. Higgins
> > tjhiggin@ingr.com
> > Huntsville, AL
> > Alpines list administrator
> >
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