I have had several posts rejected which did not allow me to follow up or respond to issues that are important to me in regards to the the Delorean community. I haven't posted in awhile as I was discouraged and disheartened from this show of complacency towards my postings. Jim --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxx> wrote: > With all due respect Mike, My comment (or jab) was not > specifically at the loss (or rejection) of my messages > because we could debate hours on the merits of why any > particular message is accepted or rejected... (many of > those posts can be found on the DMC Forum, for those > who are interested) > > My point (jab) was that in the many years I have been > a member of the DML, it has been customary for the > moderators to reject a message with some sort of short > explanation as to why. In my case (lately) I do not > even get a rejection notice. Private e-mails to the > moderators asking for explanation have also been > ignored. > > (side note; I remember a short time after we moved to > E-Groups James set my account such that my messages > were not even moderated.. Yes, I guess James even > liked me at one time! ) > > Like me or not, I think all members of this community > deserve a little more respect than that. I know being > a moderator may be a time consuming and thank-less > job, but no one is holding a gun to your head to do > it! > > If your looking for a moderator, I volunteer. > > > --- Mike Substelny <msubstel@xxxx> wrote: > > > Marc Levy proposed a theory that special rules apply > > to him: > > > > > I say lost, because I did > > > not receive an official > > > rejection notice. But it > > > seems to be common for my > > > posts to be rejected with > > > no notification, or reason. > > > > I'm not moderating this week, but I'll indulge Marc > > Levy's vanity and > > respond to the thread he started with his own name > > in the subject line. > > > > The moderators generally give little latitude in > > discussing exchanges > > that have not been published on the DML. Examples > > are hearsay claims > > that someone said something scandalous away from the > > DML, or claims that > > legions of silent supporters share a belief they've > > never expressed on > > the DML. > > > > If we allow this behavior, the DML could break down > > into tabloid > > bedlam. Anyone with an axe to grind could make any > > sensationalist claim > > yet sidestep responsibility by attributing it to > > events other DMLers did > > not witness. Marc Levy, perhaps you should feel > > this week's moderator > > has been especially lenient with you because your > > thread about yourself > > was approved at all. > > > <SNIP> To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/