[X4U] OT: Can we sell stuff on this list?

[Ray Choiniere]

Hi all;

I very rarely contribute, but I must say that Shawn's comments are so  
perfectly sensible and realistic that I simply want to say "Yes  
indeed, Shawn!" (I mean, a little rationality is a good thing; even  
if we don't want to get TOO rational.)

Oh, and how are you liking the iPhone, Shawn?

Ray

On Jul 7, 2007, at 11:30 AM, Shawn King wrote:

> It's the ListMom's List. His List, His Rules. No exceptions.
>
>> E Pluribus Unum, and all that...
>
> And what does "Out of many, (is) One" have to do with this (or any  
> other)
> list?
>
> You may be mistaking this (or any other) list for a democracy. It most
> certainly is not. If we are lucky, it's a benign dictatorship.
>
> There is no "freedom of speech" on a mailing list. To paraphrase,  
> "we post
> at the pleasure of the ListMom". If the ListMom dictates we must  
> all append
> "The ListMom is God" at the beginning and end of each post, we must  
> do so or
> leave the list.
>
> If he wants to sell his stuff on the list and not allow anyone else  
> to sell
> their stuff, that's his prerogative. Just as it is ours to not like  
> his
> rules and leave the list - possibly to start our own.
>
> I'll repeat - His List, His Rules. QED.
>
> -- 
> Shawn King (sent from my iPhone!)
> Host/Executive Producer
> Your Mac Life
> http://www.yourmaclifeshow.com