RE: NVFRC - this list, its content and Chris Burgess

You know, I'm starting to lose my patience here.

All this denegrating of Chris Burgess who is so misunderstood, and clearly now
that Mike 'Oil Guy' is gone, Chris is the most prolific, erudite, informed and
important poster on our list. I mean, I receive the list in digest mode and
typically 30% of the posts originate from the intellectually-rigorous mind of
Chris Burgess. If I skipped over each of his emails I would feel insecure in
my daily life knowing I missed so much. Now I know that many of you listers
receiving posts in non-digest mode simply block emails from Chris. But you
don't what juicy and riveting content you're missing. Without Chris's posts,
you are simply malnourished for vital information that could meaningfully
transform your life more than, say, a thirty-minute infomercial.

I think we all just to need to come together as a list, hold hands with Chris,
give him some warm fuzzies, sing kumbaya with him and embrace all his content,
vfr-focused or not. He is, after all, the most important poster to this list.
Now, geez, give this raconteur extraordinaire his oratorical space. He needs
to be heard and you need to hear him.

Pap

Unable to contemplate life on the list without Chris Burgess.
- - -

From: vfr-bounces@xxxxxx [mailto:vfr-bounces@xxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Dan Barufaldi
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 3:24 PM
To: Chris Burgess
Cc: Sullivan,John; VFR List
Subject: NVFRC - this list, its content

If this were a democracy, I might buy the "the list is what the people want
it to be" argument. But the majority doesn't rule, nor does the minority.
Only one mod on this list, and he has stated several times what the list is
about. Unfortunately (and understandably), he can't remove all the
off-subject material - it's just not an effective use of his time for this
volunteer endeavor.

So, short of drowning out the "noise" on the list with VFR content, there
really isn't anything any group can do about people who post that which is
not appropriate (notice I said post - I'm not talking about filtering after
the fact).

You're not the majority, Chris, you are just one of those who doesn't feel
bound by the guidelines of the list, and there's no one around to police
you.

Dan B

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Subject: RE: NVFRC - this list, its content and Chris Burgess


> You know, I'm starting to lose my patience here.
>
> All this denegrating of Chris Burgess who is so misunderstood, and clearly
now
> that Mike 'Oil Guy' is gone, Chris is the most prolific, erudite, informed
and
> important poster on our list. I mean, I receive the list in digest mode
and
> typically 30% of the posts originate from the intellectually-rigorous mind
of
> Chris Burgess. If I skipped over each of his emails I would feel insecure
in
> my daily life knowing I missed so much. Now I know that many of you
listers
> receiving posts in non-digest mode simply block emails from Chris. But you
> don't what juicy and riveting content you're missing. Without Chris's
posts,
> you are simply malnourished for vital information that could meaningfully
> transform your life more than, say, a thirty-minute infomercial.
>
> I think we all just to need to come together as a list, hold hands with
Chris,
> give him some warm fuzzies, sing kumbaya with him and embrace all his
content,
> vfr-focused or not. He is, after all, the most important poster to this
list.
> Now, geez, give this raconteur extraordinaire his oratorical space. He
needs
> to be heard and you need to hear him.
>
> Pap
>
> Unable to contemplate life on the list without Chris Burgess.
> - - -
>
> From: vfr-bounces@xxxxxx [mailto:vfr-bounces@xxxxxx] On Behalf
Of
> Dan Barufaldi
> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 3:24 PM
> To: Chris Burgess
> Cc: Sullivan,John; VFR List
> Subject: NVFRC - this list, its content
>
> If this were a democracy, I might buy the "the list is what the people
want
> it to be" argument. But the majority doesn't rule, nor does the minority.
> Only one mod on this list, and he has stated several times what the list
is
> about. Unfortunately (and understandably), he can't remove all the
> off-subject material - it's just not an effective use of his time for this
> volunteer endeavor.
>
> So, short of drowning out the "noise" on the list with VFR content, there
> really isn't anything any group can do about people who post that which is
> not appropriate (notice I said post - I'm not talking about filtering
after
> the fact).
>
> You're not the majority, Chris, you are just one of those who doesn't feel
> bound by the guidelines of the list, and there's no one around to police
> you.
>
> Dan B
>
> -----
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------
> "I never cared for fashion much, amusing little seams
> and witty little pleats: it was the girls I liked."
> - David Bailey (1938-)
>
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hahah.....that mail from Pap was one HUGE sarcastic piece. Pretty good one too.

-Chris

On 7/23/06, Jason Mellen wrote:
> Are you sleeping with Chris?
>
> Jay
> '99 800
>
>
>
>
> Subject: RE: NVFRC - this list, its content and Chris Burgess
>
>
> > You know, I'm starting to lose my patience here.
> >
> > All this denegrating of Chris Burgess who is so misunderstood, and clearly
> now
> > that Mike 'Oil Guy' is gone, Chris is the most prolific, erudite, informed
> and
> > important poster on our list. I mean, I receive the list in digest mode
> and
> > typically 30% of the posts originate from the intellectually-rigorous mind
> of
> > Chris Burgess. If I skipped over each of his emails I would feel insecure
> in
> > my daily life knowing I missed so much. Now I know that many of you
> listers
> > receiving posts in non-digest mode simply block emails from Chris. But you
> > don't what juicy and riveting content you're missing. Without Chris's
> posts,
> > you are simply malnourished for vital information that could meaningfully
> > transform your life more than, say, a thirty-minute infomercial.
> >
> > I think we all just to need to come together as a list, hold hands with
> Chris,
> > give him some warm fuzzies, sing kumbaya with him and embrace all his
> content,
> > vfr-focused or not. He is, after all, the most important poster to this
> list.
> > Now, geez, give this raconteur extraordinaire his oratorical space. He
> needs
> > to be heard and you need to hear him.
> >
> > Pap
> >
> > Unable to contemplate life on the list without Chris Burgess.
> > - - -
> >
> > From: vfr-bounces@xxxxxx [mailto:vfr-bounces@xxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> > Dan Barufaldi
> > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 3:24 PM
> > To: Chris Burgess
> > Cc: Sullivan,John; VFR List
> > Subject: NVFRC - this list, its content
> >
> > If this were a democracy, I might buy the "the list is what the people
> want
> > it to be" argument. But the majority doesn't rule, nor does the minority.
> > Only one mod on this list, and he has stated several times what the list
> is
> > about. Unfortunately (and understandably), he can't remove all the
> > off-subject material - it's just not an effective use of his time for this
> > volunteer endeavor.
> >
> > So, short of drowning out the "noise" on the list with VFR content, there
> > really isn't anything any group can do about people who post that which is
> > not appropriate (notice I said post - I'm not talking about filtering
> after
> > the fact).
> >
> > You're not the majority, Chris, you are just one of those who doesn't feel
> > bound by the guidelines of the list, and there's no one around to police
> > you.
> >
> > Dan B
> >
> > -----
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------
> > "I never cared for fashion much, amusing little seams
> > and witty little pleats: it was the girls I liked."
> > - David Bailey (1938-)
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
> > http://mail.yahoo.com
> > _______________________________________________
> > vfr mailing list
> > vfr@xxxxxx
> > For subscription and delivery options:
> > https://lists.cs.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/vfr
> >
> >
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> > Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.3/395 - Release Date: 21/07/06
> >
> >
>
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