To: K-list
Recieved: 2003/02/07 22:50
Subject: Re: [k-list] Admin: New poll: Guidelines: everyone's response n
From: Shams Michael
On 2003/02/07 22:50, Shams Michael posted thus to the K-list:
> My question is:
>
> 1) Should the guidelines be loosened enough to become a free for all of
silly jokes, forwarded lucky charms, funny pictures, attachment files,
political petitions and whatever else any member feels like sharing in the
moment?
Well, no... don't loosen the guidelines... also, I guess if the shoe fits I
should wear it... have I "crossed the line" too frequently?
> 2) Should the guideline be respected and enforced, to stick to the topic
of kundalini and related member experiences?
This, in my opinion is a very nebulous area... certainly I think we should
avoid the extremes of being either a very sterile, information only list, or
a list that simply resembles a chaotic chat room. I have often derived
insight into my own K experience from some member's seeming "ramblings"... I
also gain insights from following some of the "heated" exchanges that
sometimes occur... these insights tend to help me normalize my own
experience of K, and shed light on how to "be" with people that aren't aware
of their own K... so it's very gray to me regarding what constitutes
strictly topical...
> 2a) Would you be willing to help remind members who stray off topic by
posting to them privately?
This reminds me of the "Soup Nazi" from an old Seinfeld episode... ;-) I
don't think I would personally be good at it...
> 3) Should another list be created, for the jokers and people who want to
look at forwarded jokes and attachments.
I personally am very selective regarding forwards, (I rarely forward
anything, unless I know for a fact that it would be appreciated by the
person I sent it to), and I don't like attachments... I seem to remember a
"file upload" area when the list was on Yahoo... I don't know if you can do
that here. I don't think a seperate list is neccessary, tho...
> 3a)... and people who post such stuff repeatedly, be banished there?
I remember people being put on "moderated status" if they were warned a
couple of times regarding transgressions... if the problem persisted, then
they were gone... maybe a K-Purgatory list could be established on Yahoo for
the banished... =8^D~
> 4) Is bandwidth a concern for you? Do you care if the list traffic grows
because of off topic content?
No, bandwidth is not an issue for me, but I respect that it is for others...
I "snip", I'm "stylized free" now ;-), and I sincerely hope that I'm not so
far off topic that I'm seen as a "waste of bandwidth" :-( Smiles don't seem
to take up too much bandwidth... :-)
> 5) Are attachments a concern for you? Bear in mind that a list that allows
attachments is vulnerable to the spread of viruses. Allow them or not?
I don't like attachments... see #3
> 6) Is styled text a problem for you?
Not anymore ;-)! see: #4
> 7) There are legal considerations to this guideline. Copyright
regulations. What is posted to the list ends up in the archives, making me,
the website owner, the one responsible for the members copyright
infringement. Therefore, I must make an executive decision: long quotes from
books and websites, and similarly copyrighted material *still* cannot be
posted to the list. That aspect of the guideline is not open for debate.
Absolutely no argument here...
Love,
Shams
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