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Re: TR6 exhausting posts, language

To: Steven Newell <steven@newellboys.com>
Subject: Re: TR6 exhausting posts, language
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 19:18:12 -0700
Cc: Triumph <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
References: <NOEDJDCNFBCNELMBFNFEGEGPHHAA.tr3driver@comcast.net> <0ced01c4d876$0ab7e160$0400a8c0@wbc1> <41AF4845.50601@newellboys.com>
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Kudos to Mr. Newell!

Steven Newell wrote:

>Kai and friends, I'll breaking a personal rule to post on the flaming 
>TR6 exhaust thread. My seven year old is starting to use email and I 
>share some Triumph messages with him. In a couple years he'll likely be 
>subscribed himself. I'm usually proud to have been part of this online 
>community for long enough to recognize the winter trend towards ugly 
>threads. But I'm embarassed to think I might have to set up filters for 
>him in what ought to be a safe forum of friends. I'd rather he learn bad 
>language from The Simpsons than from this list.
>
>I recently joined a Mercedes email list that has incredible volume and 
>allows off-topic posts -- yet somehow they manage to maintain an 
>admirable level of civility and friendship.  Partly it's because the 
>founder/admin ends threads that are going bad, and he kicks 
>rule-breakers off  immediately. I've cut-and-pasted below the rules that 
>help keep that list worth reading even with around 100 mostly off-topic 
>messages a day. They're not Triumph list rules but I kind of wish they 
>were. Kai and Randall, I hope you'll both give them some thought and 
>remember #9 for Ben's sake. Thanks.
>
>Steven Newell
>Littleton, CO
>'62 TR4, '66 Volvo 122S estate, '76 MB 240 x 2, '71 MB 250C
>
>----------------------------
>
> From http://business.baylor.edu/Richard_Easley//mercedes/listrules.html
>
>4. No flaming of any kind. This does not mean kidding around with 
>others, which is encouraged. The quick flip of a one liner here and 
>there provides regular members a great laugh. The reparth of the past 
>was one of the best parts of other lists in which we have been 
>participants. In essence, we're friends on this list with a common 
>denominator being MB automobiles
>
>5. No profanity. This includes such things as "fillers" (e.g., fil***s, 
>using the previous word as an example) which convey the intended word.
>
>6. Fraudulent, harassing or obscene messages and/or materials are not to 
>be sent to the list.
>
>9. Finally, the "family" filter. We want list members to be able to show 
>messages from this list to anybody. Our desire is that your spouse, 
>daughter, son, mother, or father will be able to read any of the 
>messages from this list and not be embarrassed at the content. The mores 
>and ethics of life are quite well understood by most people. 
>Resultingly, most of the information above is redundant to most 
>potential subscribers to this list. We hope to have one of the best 
>"electronic coffee rooms" of individuals on the Internet, united by a 
>common denominator (Mercedes-Benz automobiles) and bonded together by 
>mutual respect. Need some tech info? Pose a question to our list or 
>check the archive. Need a giggle? Then drop in, have a cup, read a few 
>and back to work.




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