Etc., etc.

[Bill Palmer]

I think there are some who may want to seriously consider some restraint in
their posts, not so much in the number of them, but in their tone.

I find Jon's posts to be enlightening, fresh, good humored, and not nearly
frequent anough.


Bill Palmer

----- Original Message -----
From: <ronbutters at AOL.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: Etc., etc.


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> I'm with Alexander Pope on this: a true mark of genius is knowing when to
> "blot" (which I think means 'shut up').
> ------Original Message------
> From: Cohen, Gerald Leonard
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> Subject: Re: [ADS-L] Etc., etc.
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> I have great respect for Ron but would not think of limiting Jon's very
> interesting messages. Jon (May he live 120 years!) is one of the most
> valuable assets of ads-l.
>
> Gerald Cohen
>
> Original message from Ron Butters:
>
>> Could this be a good time to suggest that ADS-L put a limit on the number
>> of times per day that the  same individual can post on ADS-L? Maybe there
>> should be a lifetime limit as well (as there is for the number of times
>> an insurance policy will pay to addicts to rehab)?
>>
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