Subj : Reality Check!
To   : Matt Bedynek
From : Ross Cassell
Date : Sun Sep 29 2002 02:59 pm

Hello Matt!

28 Sep 02 14:58, you wrote to All:

 >> I am actually seeing sentiment that echoes not be distributed by the
 >> Z1B because of the actions of one of its top level hubs of late ..

 MB> One hub does not make up the entire distribution.

But who I speak of is being the most obstinant, I believe you and Todd only 
want to move the mail, not require people to file reports in triplicate and 
have it notarized.

 MB> In all reality, despite the shortcoming of a system I proposed, it
 MB> would protect the rights of the moderators better.  Even if we argue
 MB> that z1backbone and fn_sysop are special cases, nothing prevents this
 MB> disease from spreading.

It has spread to a hub who warned of the same thing and is doing the same thing 
to protect his point sysops.

 >> So one must reconcile the fact that the EK was forced to make a
 >> determination ..

 MB> You're telling me that the EK is in the position of resolving
 MB> conflicts?

He was forced or asked to, yes, its his list is it not?

 MB>   That means he is not a keeper at all.  One of implied
 MB> power because his decisions are binding to some degree by various
 MB> figureheads in this zone.

Please, leave the power with the electric company, this fear mongering you sew 
into your messages, is unbecomming of you.

No offense.

 >> Its rather silly to say we have a echo that belongs to the sysops and
 >> have a moderator/trustee run roughshod over the owners ..

 MB> The annual election is the system that protects the users.

So they have to endure a set period time of abuse?

What happened to sysop rights?



 MB>   The only
 MB> problem with Roy is that he decided to cut a fellow *C out of the
 MB> loop, and that was totally unacceptable.

A fellow *C?

Barry isnt a fellow *C.

When the fact elude you, lets make up conspiracy theories and call them the 
truth.. {shrug}

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