Just wanted to vent

Date: Wed, 08/08/2007 - 08:18

Submitted by anonymous
on Wed, 08/08/2007 - 08:18

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My friends and I have a yahoo social group called the madsocialcalendar and it lets us know when people have an event coming up, like a concert, or a party, etc. But we also post messages, so naturally people talk about different subjects from time to time. However, one of the mods emailed me saying that some people in the group have stopped reading it because with our "chatter" there is too much noise and detracts from the events...ok, am I being overly sensitive or does that just sound stupid. If they don't want to read the posts, just delete them! It's not that difficult. Obviously, it must have been a big fuss because the mod didn't just say on the board Ok, guys, let's stay on topic"...rather she emailed each of us who has posted a lot recently individually...I just have a sneaking suspicion it's more than just staying focused on just events.

That does sound rather stupid. I'd think in that situation they

That does sound rather stupid. I'd think in that situation they should've posted a "stay on topic" message or whatever, then if it still happened, email you.

But to have a social place that is just for you and your friends, I'd think anything would go unless there are clearly defined rules.

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Submitted by goudah2424 on Wed, 08/08/2007 - 10:31

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I can understand the reasoning behind it. Especially when a pers

I can understand the reasoning behind it. Especially when a persons inbox gets bombed with notices of every little post. Its best to stay on topic!

If people want to post irrelavant information then maybe they can email each other.

lrhall41

Submitted by Roadwarrior on Wed, 08/08/2007 - 14:58

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That was my original post. I forgot to log in.

lrhall41

Submitted by joshua1987tree on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 13:50

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I agree with you roadwarrior. When people start chatting with e

I agree with you roadwarrior. When people start chatting with each other it is always nice to get to know them enough to share email addresses and communicate that way. Great idea.

ladybug

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Submitted by ladybug on Tue, 08/14/2007 - 20:45

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I think that's kind of ridiculous...If it's a social thing then

I think that's kind of ridiculous...If it's a social thing then it's a social thing...Anything goes, kind of like our Pub here. Sometimes people gripe about nonsense talk in pub, but that's exactly what it's for. I say if you don't like it, don't read it!

lrhall41

Submitted by finsfan13 on Wed, 08/15/2007 - 11:32

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Regardless, PM or email is always the best policy!

lrhall41

Submitted by Roadwarrior on Wed, 08/15/2007 - 13:52

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