Re: SV: My Two Cents

Why would you want to delete BoundaryPoint from the historical record?  It
contains a wealth of information.  If you don't wish to use
BoundaryPoint, simply don't use it.  There are those of us who do.

Bill


On 2/1/07, nj55er <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>   I agree with Jesper. BoundaryPoint has become superfluous. Time for
> gentle euthenasia. In response to the mysterious BP Owner, if
> member(s) had become abusive, then I would concur with their being
> banished. Anyone looking for abuse can join a political blog.
> Boundaries and their ilk are supposed to be fun!
>
> Michael Schwartz
>
> --- In [email protected] <BoundaryPoint%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "Jesper Nielsen/Borderbase"
> <jesper@...> wrote:
> >
> > In the beginning BoundaryPoint was fun and interesting with many
> discussions
> > going on every day, including just borders and other geographical stuff,
> > which I believe we all anyway have an interest in. And many good
> names and
> > forces participated.
> >
> >
> >
> > I don�t remember Mike being so �difficult� in the early stages, but I
> > remember his personal writing style which I (and many others) most
> of the
> > time just skipped. This probably was a shame, since I have lots of
> respect
> > for his knowledge, research and insight. We told him many times that he
> > should not make his readers work so hard or even give up in advance.
> It also
> > scared new people away.
> >
> >
> >
> > Then somehow it clicked for Mike, who somehow only is interested in
> points
> > (what was he doing on Ellis Island then?), and believed
> BoundaryPoint was
> > only for points. All the rest of us with wider interests got pushed
> around,
> > and finally � perhaps too late � had to divert all traffic to the
> new group
> > BorderPoint. Everybody seemed happy for this strange alternative and
> > division. At that point I left BoundaryPoint to Mike and his points,
> and was
> > happy at Borderpoint. But I also tried to run through all the world
> > tripoints with Mike at BoundaryPoint not disturbing the people at
> > BorderPoint.
> >
> >
> >
> > So what do we want with BoundaryPoint? And with Borderpoint? Without
> Mike in
> > BoundaryPoint we may as well close it.
> >
> >
> >
> > And why still this childish secrecy with the BoundaryPoint owner? Odd�
> >
> >
> >
> > Jesper
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> > Fra: [email protected] <BoundaryPoint%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:[email protected] <BoundaryPoint%40yahoogroups.com>]
> P�
> > vegne af Ernst Stavro Blofeld
> > Sendt: 31. januar 2007 20:09
> > Til: [email protected] <BoundaryPoint%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Emne: Re: [BoundaryPoint] My Two Cents
> >
> >
> >
> > hear, hear..
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: "spookymike@..." <spookymike@...>
> > To: [email protected] <BoundaryPoint%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 2:17:15 PM
> > Subject: [BoundaryPoint] My Two Cents
> >
> > Having watched this group become practically silent the past few
> months, it
> > seems obvious to me that the cause is the (presumed) banning of Mike
> Donner,
> > the infamous "alathelia kallos." Mike was a pain in the butt, and
> his rants
> > complaining about those who strayed from the purity of multipointing,
> > combined with weird use/non-use of punctuation and
> non-capitalization could
> > get annoying. BUT, like it or not, he was the one who kept the pot
> boiling,
> > and I for one miss his frequent posts on a wide range of topics.
> >
> > Does anyone believe this group is better for his absence? Quieter, yes.
> > More civil, yes. More interesting, NO!
> >
> > My suggestion is to invite Mike back into the group and live with his
> > eccentricities. If he gives someone a hard time occasionally for
> straying
> > from the path of purity of multipointing, so what? Let him rant.
> Sticks
> > and stones...... .
> >
> > Anyone else want to weigh in?
> >
> > Michael Schwartz
> > Mendham, New Jersey
> >
> >
> >
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