[Vision2020] Vandal Wednesday . . .

Fri Sep 20 01:49:05 PDT 2013

This thread is intriguing to me.  I don't give a rip about sports in general
(although I'm hopelessly addicted to Olympic & X Games stuff, something my
saint of a husband accepts & respects), but my understanding is that I'm in
a minority, a fact my dh likes to remind me of  J  And, he appreciates my
efforts at asking who's playing, where's the game, and what's the score when
he's watching one sporting event or another.  Recently, he's had a few
laughs at my expense because I'm a little behind the curve & hadn't noticed
that he's added some football to the baseball viewing  J  Did I mention that
I ask the obligatory questions just to be nice & do so without even glancing
at the TV screen?  Wait - the explanation is that I need new glasses  J

If it's true that locals really are completely uninterested in Vandal
football - or in local sports in general - I'm not sure if that's a good
thing or a bad thing.

OTOH, it seems pretty . . . uncomfortable to me that Tom is being singled
out.  Roger frequently passes along emails that are totally unrelated to
V2020's mission statement yet no one is chiding him.  Nor would I want
anyone to - I have a personal interest in food safety, and I've read a lot
of interesting stuff in the things he's passed along (Smithsonian & Berkeley
Wellness to name just a couple) that are totally unrelated to the Viz's
mission statement.

My personal preference would be that no one post links without making an
attempt at summarizing what might be found at the link (Scott's recent "MNF"
post with nothing more than a You Tube link is an example), and that no one
post links that require membership to view (that includes Instagram), but
that's just my personal preference  J 

Basically, though, after years & years online, I have found that the Delete
key is my friend  J

Oh - and I think that not everything needs to be posted!  There's nothing
wrong with writing to someone offlist, particularly when the post is nothing
more than a "Quien es mas macho?" type.

If the shoe fits, feel free to wear it  J

Saundra Lund

Moscow, ID

If a man aspires towards a rightous life, his first act of abstinence is
from injury to animals.

~ Albert Einstein

From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Art Deco
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 10:29 AM
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Vandal Wednesday . . .

The D Willy's posts and non-issue related tout post remind me of the poor
unfortunates I saw in my youth that earned by necessity a few cents an hour
by walking around with signboards saying "Eat at Joe's" or now the pathetic
unfortunates that earn a little by waving annoying cardboard signs at busy
intersections that say "Get Your Hair Cut at Billy's Bring Your Own Bowl
Barbershop."  Pity, however, is out of place for those who do mercilessly
act as touts for free imposing on others time and patience on what is
designed to be a forum to provoke and continue issue oriented discussion.

I agree with Gary Crabtree's excellent suggestion: combine all the spam
like, non-issue oriented posts into one weekly post with links.  Those that
are interested can be directed to your exhibitions.  You can even start your
own D Willy's, Farmer's Market photos of peoples backsides on Main Street,
etc list-serve and service the great multitude of people who want to indulge
in such but spare the rest of us at the same time.

This is not a First Amendment issue.  You are certainly free to post
whatever and as much as you like, and if the past is any indication of your
cognizance/consideration of other sentient being's opinions on this matter,
you probably will.  It is the wisdom of posting so much non-issue material
that is in question.  I would venture to guess that your posting of D
Willy's ad-like material have lost that place more business than it has
gained.  Spam pisses people off.

w.

On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

One photo a week (on Wedenesday evening) is your standard for ad nauseum,
Wayne?

Jeesh.  Speak of a short attention span!

Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)

http://www.MoscowCares.com

Tom Hansen

Moscow, Idaho

"There's room at the top they are telling you still 

But first you must learn how to smile as you kill 
If you want to be like the folks on the hill."

- John Lennon

On Sep 19, 2013, at 9:27 AM, Art Deco <art.deco.studios at gmail.com> wrote:

Without wishing to put a rash on anyone's balls, isn't the purpose of a
forum to discuss issues and post information/graphic/news/etc that is issue
oriented/generating or helpful?

Occasional entertaining, advertising, charity soliciting, etc posts are
certainly acceptable, but I fail to see the substantive merit of posting
photos ad nauseum of people sitting around drinking and eating at one
particular place of business.

w.

On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Gary Crabtree <moscowlocksmith at gmail.com>
wrote:

Can't be spam, V2020 is now Mr. Hanson's personal web site. Be thankful he
lets you post.

Perhaps you could start a web site for discussions that doesn't involve
clogging up a public 

forum with inanity.

g

On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 6:47 AM, Art Deco <art.deco.studios at gmail.com>
wrote:

D Willy's postings are starting to seem like spam.

On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 8:50 PM, Moscow Cares <moscowcares at moscow.com>
wrote:

. . . at D Willy's

Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
http://www.MoscowCares.com

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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