Notice: Nominations for RAMFM coordinator?

It seems that everyone is doing prety well without giving someone a headache (or ego trip) like that. AND... all the hollering and threats in the world won't stop the spammers.

As far as the Trolls, they will come and they will go. Not much you can do about them either without moderation.

Abbreviated version: Why not just let sleeping dogs lie.

Kate

SVTKate opined in news:zwNrd.1614$ snipped-for-privacy@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net:

Abreviated reply:

"None" is also good...

Read between lines, sister!

|| Realize this is largely ceremonial as the actual FLAMING seems to have || dropped to near zero since we've had no-one trying to enforce against it.

;)

Oh.. lemmie go get my glasses and give it another try

*DUH!* I hate these blonde moments. K

| > As far as the Trolls, they will come and they will go. Not much you can | > do about them either without moderation. | >

| > Abbreviated version: Why not just let sleeping dogs lie. | >

| > Kate | >

| | Abreviated reply: | | "None" is also good... | | Read between lines, sister! | ||| Realize this is largely ceremonial as the actual FLAMING seems to have ||| dropped to near zero since we've had no-one trying to enforce against it. | | ;)

Wait, that's a good thing, right? ;)

Heh. "If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve" ... unless I feel like it, and even then not very well. :)

Life has been so busy lately that I've barely got time to loosely follow this group anymore, let alone poke at anthills.

Why single out Bill S.? I Googled my own old posts to this group a few weeks back, some from 7-8 years ago, and in my estimation he was then and is now a fine fellow, if you're not just cruisin for a bruisin to begin with.

This is perfectly in the spirit of the current RAMFM. Garth (really nice guy) doesn't want it, and no one else seems to care.

I lurked a -long- time in this group before re-emerging, gleaning what I could, and enjoying the banter, but have seen its slow decay. Hell, you know I contributed to some of it, admittedly mainly for my own amusement. Sometimes I throw in a thoughtful and intelligent diatribe, but get ignored. It's a waste of time. I guess people hear what they want to hear.

A few good people do remain, but RAMFM in general has become a disjointed mess of talking loud and saying next to nothing. No cohesion really exists in this group, making it dilute white noise for the most part. Egos tend to run high, and facts tend to run low. Glib retorts have replaced intelligent dialogue.

I am as guilty as anyone, but it's because this place has gone from meaty to Wonder Bread texture since I've been posting and lurking in it. When in Rome...

That said, in all honesty and forthrightness in my persepective, Backyard Mechanic seems to be as qualified as anyone. I nominate him, because he probably doesn't want to nominate himself. Hell, he may not want me to nominate him. That's also perfectly in the RAMFM spurit.

I'll take the job.

I'm absolutely opposed to any regulation of usenet, and I promise to do nothing.

That's my platform.

dwight

Wound Up opined

I didnt really single him out...I made an observation. But it's true, nothing attracts flamers like an active "moderator"

And I dont want it either, that's why I nom'd Garth... and because I have been known to get ornery once in a while.

But i disagree with you on the state of the group... go back to the beginning* Not too much different in content, just goes in cycles.

• Remember the names?!!! like yesterday

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Get this!!!

|> 5. Prediction: If the Mustang returns to the sales levels of 1991-92, then |> it is dead. The rear-drive Mustang will be too expensive for |> "Front-Drive-Ford" to produce for less than 100,000 cars per year. Make no |> mistake about it; Ford is not sentimental. If the dollars aren't there for |> them, they will kill it in a heartbeat. (no Chevy reference implied ;-)

I doubt it.. The Mustang (and Thunderbird) are fundamental to what Ford is. I expect Ford to move to a single rear-drive V-8 platform for the Mustang, Thunderbird, Lincoln Mark IX, and an unnamed small Jaguar and small Lincoln.. (this is all speculated upon/discussed in this month's Automobile magazine..)

- Robert W. Hall Aug 8, 1996

Full Thread... also look at sales figures:

I nominate Kate.

"dwight" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

dwight, can I be vice-coordinator? I'll totally reinforce your position of doing nothing. If for some reason you're unable to perform your duties of doing nothing, I will gladly step in and take over doing nothing. Thanks for the consideration.

Joe Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC

Hey! Give me back my plank!

I second that nomination.

All those in favor?

Don Manning

You can't do that. I'm going to be Dwight's secretary.

Kate

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| > Realize this is largely ceremonial as the actual FLAMING seems to have | > dropped to near zero since we've had no-one trying to enforce against it. | >

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| > Since Garth dug this up from the archives, I nominate him as the new | > coordinator. | >

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| > Anyone else? | | I nominate Kate. | | -- | YOU are the real piece of work in this post. I think you are | a couple of drumsticks short of a picnic there bud. - SVTKate

In that case, I think we should get one of the Oklahoma Dancing Girls to do it.

| > > Bill S having been gone a decent interval... what do the rest of you | think | > > about "electing' a new Nanny? | > >

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| > > Realize this is largely ceremonial as the actual FLAMING seems to have | > > dropped to near zero since we've had no-one trying to enforce against | it. | > >

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| > > Since Garth dug this up from the archives, I nominate him as the new | > > coordinator. | > >

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| > > Anyone else? | >

| > I nominate Kate. | >

| > -- | > YOU are the real piece of work in this post. I think you are | > a couple of drumsticks short of a picnic there bud. - SVTKate | | | --- | Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. | Checked by AVG anti-virus system

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I nominate Patrick. He's around a lot... knows quite a bit about both old & new. Seems fit for the job if you ask me. But then again... we've done fine w/out a "coordinator" for a long while now. *shrug*. I nominate Pat.

-Mike

-- A happy kid behind the wheel of a 98 Mustang GT Cold air intake FRPP 3.73 gears Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter Flowmaster 40 Series mufflers (self-installed woohoo) Hi-speed fan switch

255/60R-15 rear tires Subframe connectors

You'd be my choice, Joe. But can you hear the cries from the populace, if a couple of '93 specialists were in charge? Remember all the talk about establishing model-specific newsgroups?

dwight

Looking at the sales figures for the Fox 5.0... It seems that, other than a spike in 1986, the higher the HP rating, the lower the sales. In 1993, when the 5.0 was proclaimed to have dropped from 225 to 205HP, sales increased again.

Either that, or a bunch of folks were just like me - bought up the '93 leftovers, when the new design in 1994 wasn't all that appealing.

dwight

"dwight" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

Thanks, froggy!

Yeah, but we're old farts that don't give a rat's ass about the populace.

Yup. But because there are so many web forums out there, USENET is sort of passed by nowadays. We is what we is in here, old or new.

Joe Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC

"dwight" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

I bought mine in September of '93 hoping to get a decent deal towards year end. I don't remember what I paid, but I do remember not giving a crap about the '94s. I was too busy drooling over the '93 Mustard convertible with a black top & interior and chrome ponys sitting in the middle of the showroom floor. That, and the pair of '93 Cobras they had over to the side. So I settled on the Calypso Green LX hatch.

Joe Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC

I've noticed that it's often the case moderated NGs are worse off for being so.

Garth would have been a good choice. I'm noticed your ornery tendencies. And I'm sure you've noticed my insane tendencies.

If it does go in cycles, this is a definite low point on the curve, IMO. It just seemed that back then, there was more technical meatiness to this group.

Thunder Alley... the mother of all loaded topics in RAMFM. Aside from saying it was entertaining to read, I'm going to leave that one be.

I have leared a lot from people in this group. I have just had to wade through lakes of marshmallow fluff in order to do so.

I don't really care who the moderator is, but in my estimation, he or she should have a very solid command of The Art of Usenet Prose in order to hope to have a chance of survival when things get prickly.