[OFB Cafe] RFC on List Policy (Was Re: AWESOME exposure of the REAL Obama, FoxNews, Sunday, 9PM EST!!)

[Timothy Butler]

See below. I changed the subject, in case folks would ignore the  
previous post due to its subject line. This is an official request for  
comments concerning non-subscribers posting to this list.

Thanks,
Tim


On Oct 14, 2008, at 4:46 PM, Timothy Butler wrote:

>>
>> 	But, Fred (or anyone else) feel free to talk me into switching it  
>> back. Whatever makes the list healthiest, I am all for.
>
>
> 	Incidentally, Chris has accused me of ties with the Klan, a totally  
> baseless, extremely incendiary charge (obviously), of which there is  
> no truth. The accusation came *after* I changed the list policy,  
> just to be clear; my motive in changing the policy was not based on  
> this vile attack[*]. Let me be clear, I have the utmost respect for  
> Sen. Obama breaking through as the first African American nominee  
> for the presidency, and my disagreements with him are not -- not  
> even an iota -- to do with his race. I have no tolerance for hate  
> groups and believe them an anathema to democracy.
>
> 	Having said that, because of Chris's charge, I'm going to lean  
> heavily on what list members post as to whether I should revert to  
> the old policy. As such, I encourage all list members who have any  
> feelings on the new list policy to require subscription for  
> unmoderated posting to please have a say in this thread, so I can  
> base a decision on the will of the community and not my own will.
>
> 	Right now, I'm not much in the mood to hear from Chris.
>
> 	-Tim
>
> ---
> [*] I hope it is clear to everyone here, regardless of if you agree  
> with me politically or not, that I try to take a respectful tone  
> other than some light sarcasm with those I know I can do such with.  
> My position on this list is that it should encourage healthy  
> disagreements, but not personal attacks. Feel free to contact me if  
> you have concerns about my own postings or those of the rest of the  
> list. Better yet, send your comments to cafe-owner at ofb.biz, which  
> will cc Steven Hatfield, my faithful co-moderator, so you can trust  
> you will get a fair shake.
>
>>
>>
>
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