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Bless you, Kim for your restraint and your patience!!! These are the qualities of a good leader. I know you probably would quibble with the word, 'Leader' and all the baggage it carries with it, but you had the power to pull the plug and you didn't: That's a rare thing in this world and I, for one, am glad that you started this community. You have a big fan. yours, Rick Walker > From: "Kim Flint" <kflint@loopers-delight.com> > > I don't believe in censorship, or dictatorships of any sort. I think a > > community should be able to sort out its own problems, and take > > responsibility for it's own actions, both as individuals and as a >group. > > That's how I "run" this list. In other words, this list is basically > > operating as an anarchical community. To me that does not mean chaos or > > lack of responsibility for one's actions, it means everybody is *equally* > > responsible for the success and well-being of the group. > > > > That being said, the truth is I was one mouse click away from permanently > > banning a number of people from this list during that particular week. Not > > for whatever argument they were making, but for simply refusing to respect > > the list and rest of the group. I decided to sleep on it, and the next > > morning changed my mind about exercising that much power and setting that > > precedent. The principle worked and the community sorted itself out within > > a few days, saving me the trouble. I was glad that it worked out that way, > > and I think it's generally a testament to the good qualities of this group > > that it did. > > > > kim > > > > > > At 10:43 AM 10/10/2001, K. Douglas Baldwin wrote: > > >Dear Loopers- > > > A sincere thanks to all who helped with my search for the elusive > band > > >Chrysalis and what has become of their members. Special props to Kevin > > >Miller, Jim Palmer, James Pokorny, and especially to Dr. Richard Zvonar, > who > > >led me to the motherlode. > > > A brief comment, again off-topic: In the days immediately following > > >September 11, we were all enmeshed in a swirl of communication regarding > the > > >tragedy of that day. At that time, I subscribed to two newsgroups: the > Boss > > >GT-3 multi-effects pedal gang, and, obviously, the Looperheads. The GT-3 > > >group fell to a lower level of argument, and the group overlord (whatever > > >you call guys like Kim) actually CENSORED many people's comments >before > they > > >were posted. I unsubscribed in protest and urged others to do the >same. > On > > >the other hand, the vibe here at Loopers Delight, while very emotional > and > > >quite off-topic at times, remained very positive overall. A special > > >thank-you to Kim for remaining cool in the face of so much > back-and-forth, > > >and not once even mentioning the words "off topic." > > > I believe that the process of looping has a positive instructive > > >quality: we continuously reexperience our actions. Because of this, I am > > >continuously warmed by the good vibes of Loopers Delight. > > > Group hug! > > >Douglas Baldwin, Alpha male Coyote, the Trickster > > >dbaldwin@suffolk.lib.ny.us > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Kim Flint | Looper's Delight > > kflint@loopers-delight.com | http://www.loopers-delight.com > > > > > > > > >