I didn't object to it being closed, but having originated it, it was no more
political than if I'd posted about the death of a family member.  It was
very much an expression of sadness to a community of friends, Friday or no
Friday.

Joy

On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 3:29 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

> At 12:53 AM 9/1/2009, miguel pacheco wrote:
>
>> Sorry, but I have to pipe in on this one, as I was camping in my
>>
>
> Sorry Miguel, but you really shouldn't have.  The moderators closed
> this thread Friday night as a political thread, which isn't allowed
> ever.  But even if not, you *could* and *should* have waited until
> Friday to respond to a Friday thread.
>
> Ordinarily I'd say this privately, and there are no hard feelings on
> this side and I hope none on yours -- but I want to make a strong
> point to everyone that we Really Mean It about Fryeday-type
> threads.  They can stretch for a whole year of Fridays, but during
> the week they're Closed.
>
> Also -- Ben and I still haven't agreed on a policy about requests for
> NVC help outside of Fridays.  We'll talk more about it soon and hope
> to establish a policy.  Sorry it's taken so long -- it's not that
> we've been bitterly wrangling about it or anything, just press of
> other business, real life etc.
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
>  --
> David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '89 Po' White Star "Scamp"
>