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Subject: Final Comment --really, truly

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Joey

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Date Posted: 21:48:47 02/15/04 Sun

OK, I probably made a mistake by writing here in the first place. It was too hard to resist, as this list resides in a temporary spot which is publicly accessible.

When I was on the original list, I saw it evolve and I put a lot of myself into it, believe me. So seeing this list brought back a rush of memories and some of the frustrations (I do not dwell on it though). I read the history of posts and it was so uncannily familiar --you'd have to be in my shoes to know what I mean. However, Merv is correct and it's important to remember that the moderator of that old list PERMITTED disagreement with Roy as long as we didn't descend into personal attacks.

Personally I like the democratic nature of being able to have thoughtful dissent. I learn more that way. Democracy is a delicate and often difficult balancing act, but it's worth it. I know that I'm not exactly popular here and the following comment won't help endear me much but I think what you have here is a Theocracy with Roy, the centerpiece, on an impossibly high pedestal. I don't think there's much humor in a Theocratic system, and that's enough for me to distrust such an environment.

It makes sense though, from a moderator's point-of-view, that you'd have an extra stake in vigilantly keeping detractors out because the Internet really brings the worst sort into your face. But it's a sad state of affairs to be so sensitized, so poised to think that I would bring on some sort of Apocalypse to this forum. Silly.

Bye and good luck.

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