Petition to Convince Ed Dolan to Stay (or Go)
I am proposing that we take an on-line poll of all readers of ARBR to
determine whether we, as a group, want Ed Dolan to stay or leave. In order for this to work, we need the numerous lurkers to step forward and make your voices heard. I suspect that there are many more lurkers to ARBR than there are active posters. I also suspect that many lurkers, such as myself, primarily visit ARBR to read the latest rants from Saint Edward. Even among those of you who dislike Ed's politics or egotism, I bet you nonetheless find him entertaining; and I suspect many of you agree that this newsgroup would be a bore-fest without him. So what we need every ARBR reader to do, including (especially) all of you lurkers, is to reply to this post with just a few simple words: Either: "Ed Should Stay" Or: "Ed Should Go" After the posts die down in a few days or weeks, I will tally all of the responses. If we find that the majority of ARBR readers want Ed to stay, I hope he will heed the wishes of the majority. If, on the other hand, the majority of ARBR readers want Ed to go, then he can do what he was planning to do anyway, and vacate the premises. So, after you read this, please respond with your vote. I will start the ball rolling: Ed Should Stay. --Bruce Davis |
Petition to Convince Ed Dolan to Stay (or Go)
Bruce Davis wrote:
I am proposing that we take an on-line poll of all readers of ARBR to determine whether we, as a group, want Ed Dolan to stay or leave. In order I'm a lurker. I'm here to learn about recumbent bikes : I already know sufficient about trolls. I can't use your voting choice, because I don't care whether Ed stays or leaves - I can killfile him or not as I like. But I wish other people wouldn't follow up or fill the group with moans about him. Don't you know you shouldn't feed the troll ? -adrian |
Petition to Convince Ed Dolan to Stay (or Go)
Ed should stay!
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Petition to Convince Ed Dolan to Stay (or Go)
snippage of egocentrist nonsense.. Bruce wrote If we find that the majority of ARBR readers want Ed to stay, I hope Bruce, this is USENET and this is a newsgroup. It doesn't work your way. This isn't a moderated group. You don't have to read any of E.D.'s rants; add him to your kill filter, but there is no such thing as voting people off. If you want the psychological comfort of a censored community where sycophants suck each other's asses and name their bents with baby talk names, then go live by BROL. Ed hasn't changed much. I don't even see his posts, except for what's quoted by a few guys (and you all know who you are) doing pointless jousts with Ed, goading him to try and keep topping himself. At least with Tom Sherman, we got a lesson in zionist politics. So forget the voting and go riding. If people want this newsgroup to be about 'bents, start posting about bents. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
Petition to Convince Ed Dolan to Stay (or Go)
I am proposing that we take an on-line poll of
all readers of ARBR to determine whether we, as a group, want Ed Dolan to stay or leave. In order for this to work, we need the numerous lurkers to step forward and make your voices heard... You're kidding, right? Even if every lurker and every regular poster banded together as one and asked/implored/demanded that he go, you would have no authority to compel him to do anything at all. This isn't intended as a flame. It's simply an observation of the way USENET works. Only the ISP which owns the server and provides a given poster's access has any authority. Appeals to his ISP will almost certainly go unheeded. Although you may find him annoying, nothing he's doing would violate any ISP's AUP. I suspect that there are many more lurkers to ARBR than there are active posters. I also suspect that many lurkers, such as myself, primarily visit ARBR to read the latest rants from Saint Edward... If that is the case then why would you want to get rid of him? Even among those of you who dislike Ed's politics or egotism, I bet you nonetheless find him entertaining; and I suspect many of you agree that this newsgroup would be a bore-fest without him. I can't speak for anyone but myself. I have no idea what others may think. I personally find him neither entertaining nor annoying. He's just a troll and you are feeding him. It seems that you enjoy doing so, much as children enjoy throwing peanuts to monkeys in the zoo. Again, no flame. If that floats your boat, feel free to continue. I occasionally filter Ed and a few others but I turn off the filters after a while to see if anything useful is being posted. So what we need every ARBR reader to do, including (especially) all of you lurkers, is to reply to this post with just a few simple words: Either: "Ed Should Stay" Ed will stay as long as he likes, regardless what I might say about it. I really don't care what he does. Or: "Ed Should Go" Or perhaps... those who feed him should go away. If no one answers him after a while he'll get bored and disappear. Of course, getting those who enjoy feeding the troll to co-operate is about as likely as getting Ed to leave. -- Regards, Robert L Bass Bass Burglar Alarms The Online DIY Store http://www.BassBurglarAlarms.com |
Petition to Convince Ed Dolan to Stay (or Go)
On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 11:43:41 -0400, "Bruce Davis"
wrote: I am proposing that we take an on-line poll of all readers of ARBR to determine whether we, as a group, want Ed Dolan to stay or leave. In order for this to work, we need the numerous lurkers to step forward and make your voices heard. I suspect that there are many more lurkers to ARBR than there are active posters. I also suspect that many lurkers, such as myself, primarily visit ARBR to read the latest rants from Saint Edward. Even among those of you who dislike Ed's politics or egotism, I bet you nonetheless find him entertaining; and I suspect many of you agree that this newsgroup would be a bore-fest without him. How about you go set up a gfroup for your collection of morons and call it: alt.ed.dolan.masturbating.at.the.keyboard.again There he can be the emperor of all his minions (he can appoint you court fool) and put his psychosis on display for you. jim |
Petition to Convince Ed Dolan to Stay (or Go)
"Bruce Davis" wrote in message ... I am proposing that we take an on-line poll of all readers of ARBR to determine whether we, as a group, want Ed Dolan to stay or leave. In order for this to work, we need the numerous lurkers to step forward and make your voices heard. I suspect that there are many more lurkers to ARBR than there are active posters. I also suspect that many lurkers, such as myself, primarily visit ARBR to read the latest rants from Saint Edward. Even among those of you who dislike Ed's politics or egotism, I bet you nonetheless find him entertaining; and I suspect many of you agree that this newsgroup would be a bore-fest without him. So what we need every ARBR reader to do, including (especially) all of you lurkers, is to reply to this post with just a few simple words: Either: "Ed Should Stay" Or: "Ed Should Go" After the posts die down in a few days or weeks, I will tally all of the responses. If we find that the majority of ARBR readers want Ed to stay, I hope he will heed the wishes of the majority. If, on the other hand, the majority of ARBR readers want Ed to go, then he can do what he was planning to do anyway, and vacate the premises. So, after you read this, please respond with your vote. I will start the ball rolling: Ed Should Stay. --Bruce Davis Ed will be Ed, and it's true - the only people responding to his posts are the idiots and morons. He's got that right. |
Petition to Convince Ed Dolan to Stay (or Go)
Don't care. Dolan and Johnnywhatsisname are kill-filed.
Oh, Shackford is in there too, he's just pooped (!) up again in the Moulton mailing list. It does look funny when one poster seems to be arguing with themselves though.... Mike |
Petition to Convince Ed Dolan to Stay (or Go)
"Al Luminium" wrote in message ... If people want this newsgroup to be about 'bents, start posting about bents. What's a bent? |
Petition to Convince Ed Dolan to Stay (or Go)
On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 11:43:41 -0400, "Bruce Davis"
wrote: I am proposing that we take an on-line poll of all readers of ARBR to determine whether we, as a group, want Ed Dolan to stay or leave. In order for this to work, we need the numerous lurkers to step forward and make your voices heard. I suspect that there are many more lurkers to ARBR than there are active posters. I also suspect that many lurkers, such as myself, primarily visit ARBR to read the latest rants from Saint Edward. Even among those of you who dislike Ed's politics or egotism, I bet you nonetheless find him entertaining; and I suspect many of you agree that this newsgroup would be a bore-fest without him. "Ed Should Go" Many , l Many, like myself, decided long ago Edward is to be pitied but easily dismissed with filters. But the number of Ed responders proved too numerous , and often valuable, too kill with a filter - so we moved to BROL. If you really want to know how people feel, don't ask these last hold-outs - ask at BROL, prepare for the applause :) Dave Miller |
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