Holly crap, all I was asking is that adults police themselves and keep a "vanagon mailing list" related to vanagons, adherent to the rules set forth by the moderator. I don't read this list to monitor the daily goings-on in the world, i.e.: Bill gates, monopolies, buy-outs and such. Why is it unreasonable of me to not want to sift through such posts to share actual vanagon information with others? Two factions? Maybe the "faction" of this group that wants to converse about news issues and such and can't at least wait until Fri. or tag their post as off topic should start there own group and moderate the way they like.  

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jeff Lincoln 
  To: Dan W. 
  Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 10:33 AM
  Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC! Re: XM and Sirius announce merger

  Dan,

  I see your point and I'm not looking to argue. I think that differen't people are on this list for different reasons. It appears there are two factions here - those who want posts only re: mechanical, parts, etc. type posts and then there are those who use this list for those reasons as well as an online community of sorts. 

  I certainly respect your point of view. Keeping that in mind though I have to say that I think others, myself included, feel just as strongly about posts others might feel are off topic because those posts are useful too. Sometimes more useful than posts that you might feel more appropriate.  

  I'm not saying I am right but that is my point of view on the topic. 

  -- 
  Thanks,

  Jeff
  90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work) 
  86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90') 
  85' GL (sidelined but to be resurrected in the near future)