egroup discussion with moderation: tired of cranks?

[Roger Bagula]

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/True_Ancient_Greece/
Description

The history, archeology, anthropology, philosophy, mythology, religion, art
and all that is the cultural ancient Greece. The Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War
and the decline of Greece after the Macedonian empire
are open fields of discussion. Great men like Pericles and Socrates
will be discussed and researched. Democracy and political philosophy
in ancient times are open topics of discussion.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ancientmediterranean/
Description
This group is for the study and discussion of ancient Mediterranean history, from its inception during the Miocene drying until modern times.

History -- Prehistory, Ancient, Classical, Medieval, Modern -- has endlessly sailed the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Its shores have been the birthplace of innumerable civilizations, as peoples migrated and settled, traded and conquered, always criss-crossing this "Middle Sea." This study includes any of the lands, peoples, and civilizations that have bordered the Med, which at times has been called the great highway between cultures. For instance, as such a conduit, the Mediterranean was central in the formation of Western Civilization, from Ancient Greece through the Levantine via the Roman Empire to the Renaissance.

The Mediterranean Sea is part of the so-called Cradle of Humanity, as both Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian cultures grew up on its shores. But even further back, before recorded history, the Mediterranean may have played a crucial role in the dawn of civilization and the migrations of mankind as it went through periods of drying out and flooding.

All interested in reading, researching, discussing, writing, or diving into this history are welcome.

[Ulysses in Ilium]

Post by Roger Bagula
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/True_Ancient_Greece/
Description
The history, archeology, anthropology, philosophy, mythology, religion, art
and all that is the cultural ancient Greece. The Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War
and the decline of Greece after the Macedonian empire
are open fields of discussion. Great men like Pericles and Socrates
will be discussed and researched. Democracy and political philosophy
in ancient times are open topics of discussion.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ancientmediterranean/
Description
This group is for the study and discussion of ancient Mediterranean history, from its inception during the Miocene drying until modern times.
History -- Prehistory, Ancient, Classical, Medieval, Modern -- has endlessly sailed the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Its shores have been the birthplace of innumerable civilizations, as peoples migrated and settled, traded and conquered, always criss-crossing this "Middle Sea." This study includes any of the lands, peoples, and civilizations that have bordered the Med, which at times has been called the great highway between cultures. For instance, as such a conduit, the Mediterranean was central in the formation of Western Civilization, from Ancient Greece through the Levantine via the Roman Empire to the Renaissance.
The Mediterranean Sea is part of the so-called Cradle of Humanity, as both Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian cultures grew up on its shores. But even further back, before recorded history, the Mediterranean may have played a crucial role in the dawn of civilization and the migrations of mankind as it went through periods of drying out and flooding.
All interested in reading, researching, discussing, writing, or diving into this history are welcome.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Roger, you are trolling for subscribers. I have tried YAHOO groups,
and they are ghost towns.
Somebody prove me wrong. Post a YAHOO group that has good non-loon
traffic, and we will come.

Cheers, David H
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[JTEM]

Post by Ulysses in Ilium
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Roger, you are trolling for subscribers. I have tried YAHOO groups,
and they are ghost towns.
Somebody prove me wrong. Post a YAHOO group that has good
non-loon traffic, and we will come.

That's because moderators don't make people post. Moderators don't
make postings any more well written or interesting, either. All that
moderators do, all moderators can do is stop people from posting.

[Roger Bagula]

Nobody can make people post.
They have to be interested and active
and hopefully intelligent.

Post by JTEM

Post by Ulysses in Ilium
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Roger, you are trolling for subscribers. I have tried YAHOO groups,
and they are ghost towns.
Somebody prove me wrong. Post a YAHOO group that has good
non-loon traffic, and we will come.

That's because moderators don't make people post. Moderators don't
make postings any more well written or interesting, either. All that
moderators do, all moderators can do is stop people from posting.

[Roger Bagula]

Just dead wrong...

Post by Ulysses in Ilium

Post by Roger Bagula
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/True_Ancient_Greece/
Description
The history, archeology, anthropology, philosophy, mythology, religion, art
and all that is the cultural ancient Greece. The Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War
and the decline of Greece after the Macedonian empire
are open fields of discussion. Great men like Pericles and Socrates
will be discussed and researched. Democracy and political philosophy
in ancient times are open topics of discussion.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ancientmediterranean/
Description
This group is for the study and discussion of ancient Mediterranean history, from its inception during the Miocene drying until modern times.
History -- Prehistory, Ancient, Classical, Medieval, Modern -- has endlessly sailed the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Its shores have been the birthplace of innumerable civilizations, as peoples migrated and settled, traded and conquered, always criss-crossing this "Middle Sea." This study includes any of the lands, peoples, and civilizations that have bordered the Med, which at times has been called the great highway between cultures. For instance, as such a conduit, the Mediterranean was central in the formation of Western Civilization, from Ancient Greece through the Levantine via the Roman Empire to the Renaissance.
The Mediterranean Sea is part of the so-called Cradle of Humanity, as both Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian cultures grew up on its shores. But even further back, before recorded history, the Mediterranean may have played a crucial role in the dawn of civilization and the migrations of mankind as it went through periods of drying out and flooding.
All interested in reading, researching, discussing, writing, or diving into this history are welcome.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Roger, you are trolling for subscribers. I have tried YAHOO groups,
and they are ghost towns.
Somebody prove me wrong. Post a YAHOO group that has good non-loon
traffic, and we will come.
Cheers, David H
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[JTEM]

Roger Bagula wrote:
[---snip---]

What, you a control freak? Ignoring people & even kill files just
aren't enough? You need that POWER, do you? You just can't
be happy without being able to dictate who can and who can't
post?

Get over yourself.

[Ulysses in Ilium]

Post by JTEM
[---snip---]
What, you a control freak? Ignoring people & even kill files just
aren't enough? You need that POWER, do you? You just can't
be happy without being able to dictate who can and who can't
post?
Get over yourself.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JTEM,

Reconsider your remarks. An unmoderated NG can be taken over
by a loon or group of loons. A perfect example is
"alt.history.british"
That NG started off as a forum of historians and other academics
that maintained relatively high scholastic standards. Then a retired
Naval officer declared himself the top banana of the group. Most
of the subscribers then fled to "soc.history.medieval" and other
soc.history NG's.

So it's a Hobson's choice. You stay aboard the corvette and live
with the commander.
Or you jump ship and drown or freeze in the North Atlantic.

Cheers, David H
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[JTEM]

Post by Ulysses in Ilium
Reconsider your remarks. An unmoderated NG can be taken
over by a loon or group of loons. A perfect example is
"alt.history.british"
That NG started off as a forum of historians and other academics
that maintained relatively high scholastic standards. Then a
retired Naval officer declared himself the top banana of the group.

It is *So* not hard to ignore someone. And I'm not talking
killfiles, where you won't even see their post, I mean simply
ignore them.

[Roger Bagula]

Yeah, I've been doing that since last time you attacked me!

Post by JTEM

Post by Ulysses in Ilium
Reconsider your remarks. An unmoderated NG can be taken
over by a loon or group of loons. A perfect example is
"alt.history.british"
That NG started off as a forum of historians and other academics
that maintained relatively high scholastic standards. Then a
retired Naval officer declared himself the top banana of the group.

It is *So* not hard to ignore someone. And I'm not talking
killfiles, where you won't even see their post, I mean simply
ignore them.

[Roger Bagula]

The real crank makes himself known, it seems?

Post by JTEM
[---snip---]
What, you a control freak? Ignoring people & even kill files just
aren't enough? You need that POWER, do you? You just can't
be happy without being able to dictate who can and who can't
post?
Get over yourself.

[rick++]

You just have to filter out the "fart of the kook", excuse me,
"sound of the trumpet" threads and that gets most of them.

[Roger Bagula]

Call for cranks and they do appear.
Tired of JTEM's attacks?
Try my egroups!

Post by Roger Bagula
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/True_Ancient_Greece/
Description
The history, archeology, anthropology, philosophy, mythology,
religion, art
and all that is the cultural ancient Greece. The Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War
and the decline of Greece after the Macedonian empire
are open fields of discussion. Great men like Pericles and Socrates
will be discussed and researched. Democracy and political philosophy
in ancient times are open topics of discussion.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ancientmediterranean/
Description
This group is for the study and discussion of ancient Mediterranean
history, from its inception during the Miocene drying until modern times.
History -- Prehistory, Ancient, Classical, Medieval, Modern -- has
endlessly sailed the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Its shores have
been the birthplace of innumerable civilizations, as peoples migrated
and settled, traded and conquered, always criss-crossing this "Middle
Sea." This study includes any of the lands, peoples, and civilizations
that have bordered the Med, which at times has been called the great
highway between cultures. For instance, as such a conduit, the
Mediterranean was central in the formation of Western Civilization,
from Ancient Greece through the Levantine via the Roman Empire to the
Renaissance.
The Mediterranean Sea is part of the so-called Cradle of Humanity, as
both Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian cultures grew up on its shores.
But even further back, before recorded history, the Mediterranean may
have played a crucial role in the dawn of civilization and the
migrations of mankind as it went through periods of drying out and
flooding.
All interested in reading, researching, discussing, writing, or diving
into this history are welcome.

[JTEM]

Post by Roger Bagula
Tired of JTEM's attacks?

Oddly, I have never "attacked" anyone posting to this
group. I have flamed a number, yes, but only if they
weren't posting on serious & relevant subjects, or
started in on me first.

And, yeah, if I'm rude to people who've been rude to me,
so what? Get over it.

[Guest]

Post by Roger Bagula
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/True_Ancient_Greece/
Description
The history, archeology, anthropology, philosophy, mythology, religion, art
and all that is the cultural ancient Greece. The Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War
and the decline of Greece after the Macedonian empire
are open fields of discussion. Great men like Pericles and Socrates
will be discussed and researched. Democracy and political philosophy
in ancient times are open topics of discussion.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ancientmediterranean/
Description
This group is for the study and discussion of ancient Mediterranean
history, from its inception during the Miocene drying until modern times.
History -- Prehistory, Ancient, Classical, Medieval, Modern -- has
endlessly sailed the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Its shores have been
the birthplace of innumerable civilizations, as peoples migrated and
settled, traded and conquered, always criss-crossing this "Middle Sea."
This study includes any of the lands, peoples, and civilizations that have
bordered the Med, which at times has been called the great highway between
cultures. For instance, as such a conduit, the Mediterranean was central
in the formation of Western Civilization, from Ancient Greece through the
Levantine via the Roman Empire to the Renaissance.
The Mediterranean Sea is part of the so-called Cradle of Humanity, as both
Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian cultures grew up on its shores. But even
further back, before recorded history, the Mediterranean may have played a
crucial role in the dawn of civilization and the migrations of mankind as
it went through periods of drying out and flooding.
All interested in reading, researching, discussing, writing, or diving
into this history are welcome.

Mesopotamia is not in the Mediterranean...