Re: [Paddlewise] Thank the gods above and Jackie!

Wes wrote:

> I'm probably not the one to talk about "the legend of Paddlewise", since I
> wasn't around when it started. But, as I understand it, we do have Mr.
> Ingram to thank for this peaceful meeting place.
 (Long snip)

Wes... . thanks for the background, it was quite interesting.  I wish I had
not used the "c"-word, I should have stuck with semi-moderated. Yes, the
civility here is what makes Paddlewise unique, even among st some of the
other list-servs I belong to.

> But, for myself, I appreciate the work that Jackie has gone through over
> the years to keep this a peaceful, informative and friendly place. I'd
like
> to thank her very much for going to the effort.

I agree, thanks Jackie!

Rich

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Wes Boyd" <boydwe_at_dmci.net>
To: "Dave Kruger" <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>; "Paddlewise"
<paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Thank the gods above and Jackie!


> At 04:35 PM 2/5/01 -0800, Dave Kruger wrote:
> >
> >I hope someome lays out the "legend of Paddlewise" for Rich Dempsey,
> because it
> >is worth knowing how this forum came to be>

The predecessor to
> Paddlewise was the old Wavelength listserver, which this Ingram discovered
> and discovered and bombarded in the same way that he's currently hitting
> the newsgroups. The Wavelength list owner, while not happy about Ingram,
> also was unwilling to do anything to shut him up for fear of "censoring"
> him. The list rapidly became unreadable. My understanding is that Jackie
> and a few others conferred off-list, and decided to start up this list
> server as a semi-moderated affair as an alternative, just a little over
> three years ago.
(SNIP)

> I realize this has strayed a ways off topic (sorry, Jackie!), but just
> wanted to comment that sometimes it takes someone with some discretion to
> keep a friendly community from deteriorating into a barroom brawl. We are
> here on Paddlewise because we accept that fact, and accept the person
> that's using their discretion to keep it that way. We are free to go
> elsewhere if we wish.



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