Proposal for change.

Author	Message
peanut Send message Joined: 1 Feb 07 Posts: 372 Credit: 1,951,576 RAC: 0	Message 687540 - Posted: 1 Dec 2007, 23:00:36 UTC Perhaps Seti@Home should be like the No Spin man Bill O'Reilly, make people be a premium (paying) member before being able to post. Though that would only keep the poorer riffraff out. The riffraff with jobs or trust funds and enough determination would be able to post. But Seti would profit. ID: 687540 ·

KB7RZF Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Aug 99 Posts: 9555 Credit: 3,308,926 RAC: 2	Message 687544 - Posted: 1 Dec 2007, 23:09:34 UTC - in response to Message 687540. Perhaps Seti@Home should be like the No Spin man Bill O'Reilly, make people be a premium (paying) member before being able to post. Though that would only keep the poorer riffraff out. The riffraff with jobs or trust funds and enough determination would be able to post. But Seti would profit. Problem is, its a volunteer project, who accepts donations which are tax-deductable in the USA. They can't charge to be able to post. Nice thought tho. :-) Maybe they should charge people to be moderators? Hmmm, now thats a different idea. :-) ID: 687544 ·

Darth Dogbytes™ Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Jul 03 Posts: 7512 Credit: 2,021,148 RAC: 0	Message 687561 - Posted: 1 Dec 2007, 23:45:50 UTC - in response to Message 687530. Last modified: 1 Dec 2007, 23:50:25 UTC They'll only end up getting quickly voted out for not following the beat of the same drum. Eric's drum is the only beat that matters. Not when established mods gang up on individual mods, one at a time...? Allowing you to do that is Eric's issue. And quit hiding behind Eric and trying to put the onus on him; it is his giving you freedom of action that you should be taking responsibility for, and not him. Account frozen... ID: 687561 ·

Darth Dogbytes™ Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Jul 03 Posts: 7512 Credit: 2,021,148 RAC: 0	Message 687588 - Posted: 2 Dec 2007, 0:15:35 UTC - in response to Message 687576. Last modified: 2 Dec 2007, 0:18:24 UTC They'll only end up getting quickly voted out for not following the beat of the same drum. Eric's drum is the only beat that matters. Not when established mods gang up on individual mods, one at a time...? Allowing you to do that is Eric's issue. And quit hiding behind Eric and trying to put the onus on him; it is his giving you freedom of action that you should be taking responsibility for, and not him. Hey Dogbytes, why don't you stop your attacks and negativity and accusations. Try being positive and stick to it. That's a well thought out reply...thank you for sharing. Account frozen... ID: 687588 ·

Fuzzy Hollynoodles Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0	Message 687598 - Posted: 2 Dec 2007, 0:34:18 UTC - in response to Message 687561. They'll only end up getting quickly voted out for not following the beat of the same drum. Eric's drum is the only beat that matters. Not when established mods gang up on individual mods, one at a time...? Allowing you to do that is Eric's issue. And quit hiding behind Eric and trying to put the onus on him; it is his giving you freedom of action that you should be taking responsibility for, and not him. Yes, I remember well when that happened. Back in the spring... "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me ID: 687598 ·

Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 16019 Credit: 794,685 RAC: 0	Message 687599 - Posted: 2 Dec 2007, 0:34:29 UTC . . . In the Past 7 Years (+), i have seen many a Change here @ the SETI Boards - Most are Important changes that allow each of us here to express Ourselves openly regarding Our Interests and Lives . . . TIME is an Important Factor with Berkeley - and the Changes are - for the Most Part - a Good thing - from what i see - THOUGH - again, it takes Time to work out the many factors in a Forum and with this Project - being what it stands for - and the Fact that THIS IS THE REASON Each of Us are here in the First Place - WE EACH have to have Patience - with the limited Resources available - work out the 'kinks' per se - in a System that has gotten somewhat more Complex since the Classic Days . . . so, All in All - We simply have to allow the Berkeley Administration the TIME Factor to do that which it does and let All things 'iron' themselves out - as they always have . . . Crunch On SETIites, Crunch On!!! ~ Peace ~ BOINC Wiki . . . Science Status Page . . . ID: 687599 ·

Darth Dogbytes™ Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Jul 03 Posts: 7512 Credit: 2,021,148 RAC: 0	Message 687609 - Posted: 2 Dec 2007, 0:43:08 UTC - in response to Message 687598. Last modified: 2 Dec 2007, 0:44:26 UTC They'll only end up getting quickly voted out for not following the beat of the same drum. Eric's drum is the only beat that matters. Not when established mods gang up on individual mods, one at a time...? Allowing you to do that is Eric's issue. And quit hiding behind Eric and trying to put the onus on him; it is his giving you freedom of action that you should be taking responsibility for, and not him. Yes, I remember well when that happened. Back in the spring... Yes, I'd love for everyone to see what happened, do I have your permission to post your musings from last March/April? Account frozen... ID: 687609 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 687649 - Posted: 2 Dec 2007, 1:07:08 UTC - in response to Message 687609. They'll only end up getting quickly voted out for not following the beat of the same drum. Eric's drum is the only beat that matters. Not when established mods gang up on individual mods, one at a time...? Allowing you to do that is Eric's issue. And quit hiding behind Eric and trying to put the onus on him; it is his giving you freedom of action that you should be taking responsibility for, and not him. Yes, I remember well when that happened. Back in the spring... Yes, I'd love for everyone to see what happened, do I have your permission to post your musings from last March/April? This is an example of most of the problem. People refuse to just drop it. Stop sniping at each other for past problems. Reminds me of the Hatfields and the McCoys. These two tribes had a minor problem that escallated until there was nobody left on either side. All sides just have to drop the past grievances. Continue on from now. Do not bring up past actions. BOINC WIKI ID: 687649 ·

Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0	Message 687688 - Posted: 2 Dec 2007, 2:21:43 UTC - in response to Message 687649. All sides just have to drop the past grievances. Continue on from now. Do not bring up past actions. What grievances? ;) (That's the difference between the G............... Oh, nevermind.) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . ID: 687688 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 687691 - Posted: 2 Dec 2007, 2:26:29 UTC - in response to Message 687688. All sides just have to drop the past grievances. Continue on from now. Do not bring up past actions. What grievances? ;) (That's the difference between the G............... Oh, nevermind.) Everyone directly involved knows exactly what I am talking about. Nobody else really needs the details. Everybody needs to bury the hatchet (and NOT in each other). BOINC WIKI ID: 687691 ·

Pappa Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jan 00 Posts: 2562 Credit: 12,301,681 RAC: 0	Message 687749 - Posted: 2 Dec 2007, 3:57:28 UTC This has been beat to death. In order to preserve anything useful from being destroyed, I now lock this thread. It has been on and off topic enough times. If you have anything to add that is useful you are welcome to post in Why Astro got banished and other issues on moderation policy. Regards Please consider a Donation to the Seti Project. ID: 687749 ·

©2025 University of California

SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.