[TheForge] Effectively filtering the offensive.

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I think this is true....the role thing. I think one good thing for a 
list is to have someone who posts a lot. They help keep things going. 
Andy posts a lot and doesn't bother me a bit. I'm not saying I read it 
all but...go for it Andy.

As far as worrying how the Abana board members see us?...NOT!!

I recently had occasion to write the Abana board. I heard back from 
about half of them. This was about two weeks ago. Seems like enough 
time for a response. TheForge is the very best part of Abana's on line 
presence. It's really the only thing that works. They need us more than 
we need them. They should be worrying about how we feel about them.

Bob
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On Thursday, November 13, 2003, at 04:34 PM, xlch58@swbell.net wrote:

> I have found that every list has certain roles that just seem to 
> always get filled, ( kind of like families).   There always seems the 
> be the wise sage, the feckles youth, the voice of reason, the 
> sanctimonious prig, the peacemaker and of course the a**hole.    
> Compared to what I have to deal with on other lists, I feel blessed to 
> have Andy holding this job down.  Regarding ABANA dropping support for 
> theForge due to controversy, as an ABANA member I would find it very 
> distressing.   It would also be easy to  rectify, I would just send  
> my annual ABANA check to Qth.net instead.  I would really miss the 
> Anvil, but not near as much as theForge.
> Charles
>
> Jerry Frost wrote:
>
>> If Andy really bothers you so much his posts will be easy enough to 
>> filter,
>> his name and nickname are unique so you won't even miss out on a good
>> recipe. Set your filters for the: "Sender" line, "From" line, 
>> "Subject" line
>> and "Message Body", using: "Andy Vida", "Andy V." (some folk use his 
>> initial
>> in responses and you don't want anything getting through) And "Demon
>> Buddha," lastly, use ALL his Edresses. Remember to specify all these
>> parameters in all four areas, Sender, From, Subject and Body.
>>
>> Just remember, though Andy is opinionated in the extreme and often 
>> just
>> plain wrong he's one of the good guys. Andy never fails to jump in 
>> with help
>> when he can, not just online either. He helps people in the real 
>> physical
>> world to the point of severely taxing his own life and well being. 
>> Put more
>> simply he's demonstrated the willingness to make substantial personal
>> sacrifices to help other people.
>>
>
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