The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #54060   Message #835621
Posted By: Joe Offer
26-Nov-02 - 08:20 PM
Thread Name: A Sincere Plea to Mudcat Oldtimers
Subject: RE: A Sincere Plea to Mudcat Oldtimers
Well, I have to say that the PEL issue is a noble cause, it really is. I have studied it, although I didn't learn much from all the verbiage posted here - the logical basis of the cause is lost in a sea of words. I count at least fifty threads on the issue. Many of those threads have lengthy messages that have been repeat-posted in two, three, or more threads. I have not deleted a single message or thread in this morass, but I am appalled by it.
It is a very worthy issue, but I think it could be better served by logic - not logorrhea.

Birthdays are a noble cause, too. Happy birthday to everyone who has a birthday in the next five years.

These are my personal opinions. I have a right to express my opinion, just like everyone else has. I don't delete threads because I think they're narcissistic or because I think they're overdoing things - much as I hate those types of threads. I DO delete messages and threads that look like they're posted solely to cause trouble.
The nigger/bitch rap song request seemed to be one of those.

I notice our trolls are attempting to take over this thread, too. Well...that's unfair - all the unnamed guests in this thread are the same person. - I count at least seven messages from that person in this thread, and seven in the deleted "Dear Mudcatters" Thread, and fourteen or more in the one about spitting on Vietnam veterans. Interestingly, this person has very few music posts...and actually very few posts that have been deleted.


Maybe it's time for us to leave this thread, so the trolls can talk to themselves in privacy....

-Joe Offer-