Answer to all who want it different.

[Guest guest]

Dear Group,

 

I'm getting lot's of flack from the peanut gallery right now.

 

They don't like the rules. They don't like the content.

 

Messages are coming in constantly complaining about content or asking

me to justify or " explain myself " .

 

Well here goes (again, ad nauseum).

 

I started this group to be within certain areas to share information

between like minded individuals. If you want a group outside of those

areas go find a different group or start one yourself and cover the

areas that please you.

 

No, this group is not a political democracy. It is not a political

entity. It is not a country, city, state, etc. It is a privately owned

group, at this point open to the public. We do not have elections,

votes on issues, decisions, taxes, elected officials with divisions of

duties, etc. You are a guest/member here. You membership gives you the

right to read messages and use our resources for learning. It does not

give you the right to change things. It does not even give you any

inclusive right to post. Posts are evaluated and possibly posted based

on the content of the posting and the amount of traffic of posts

received. At this point, and at the size that we have grown to, it is

more like an online free magazine which allows some reader participation.

 

We are not here to debate a lot of issues outside of the areas we

cover. An example. We do not allow posts discussing allopathic

solutions or praising allopathic medicine. Not all of it is bad so why

not? Most agree that some tramua medicine is very usefull and

necessary also, but there are already millions of outlets for

information on allopathic medicine. They already have plenty of

information out there without us covering it here also. This group is

not about that. It is about an alternative. It is about natural

healing. Yes, we point out and share information on things about

allopathy. But, we are sharing information that is of interest to like

minded people, from our point of view, not some open ended discussion

about the relative merits of one versus the other. Most people here

have already made up their minds on that issue. Most like minded

people here do not want allopathy or even to debate about it. That is

why they are here, otherwise they would be in some allopathy oriented

group. Those that haven't probably do belong to some allopathy

oriented groups too, but that doesn't mean that because they are

members there also that they have the right to post that information here.

 

So, I am not going to " splain myself " further on every issue that you

may want to contest. I have tried numerous times and almost always it

never satisfies the person demanding that I explain myself, they

usually will prolong it forever and choose to " not see " , as really what they are

seeking is to change the group to suit them. To those please reread the part at

the top of this message.

 

regards,

 

Frank

[Guest guest]

I belong to several groups and each group moderator

exercises his/her right to post or not post the

information I submit. Anyone who thinks they should

be able to post whatever they want must be unfamiliar

with groups.

 

The moderator has to live with the decision to post or

not post information and I believe he should have

total freedom in this regard. After all, it is his/her

group and the buck stops at his/her door.

 

Frank has stated time and again his intention to

provide a body of information that has value in

helping others be healthy, safe, and informed. I like

the way the group has evolved to reflect concerns

about the political health of our country. I like the

mix of information.

 

 

If I were to write an indignant letter asking why such

and so was not posted and demanding an explanation, I

would expect to be thrown out of the group.

 

I have to wonder who these people are who keep bugging

Frank in this way. Why don't they start their own

group or join another group.

 

One dissatisfied member started his own group because

he wanted a group that strictly restricted its

conversation to natural health issues, but the group

didn’t get any posts and died.

 

Another group I joined posts all of these weird

religious debates and sometimes shaming comments. It

had so much junk to weed through, that I gave up

trying. Other groups were of so little value I put

them on “no individual email” and eventually forgot

about them.

 

It isn’t as easy as Frank makes it look--so don't look

a gift horse in the mouth and appreciate what you have

while you have it.

 

If you don’t like this group, for goodness sakes don’t

waste your time on it, but please recognize that many

of us value this group above the others and appreciate

the information it provides.