[Summit] Please don't leave

[Bresler E]

I apologize if I crossed some line.  I was only trying to propose something
strong that could be done about our still on-going crime problem, to get
SOMETHING moving.  I proposed the idea that started the discussion because I
cared about our neighborhood and all of us who live here.

And when a few people responded in ways that I felt were overly critical and
misrepresented what I was trying to suggest- I tried to clarify and defend
myself.

I have not been aware of any guidelines that implied I shouldn't say what I
did, but  I'm sorry some found this so unpleasant. I didn't much like it
myself

Please don't leave. We don't want the list decline into a bunch of
curmudgeons like me, do we?

Elianna



On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 6:55 PM, Thomas A. Schmeling <tschmeling at ric.edu>wrote:

> Jessica,
> I'll second Art here.
>
> This list is an enormously useful source of useful information on subjects
> of importance to our neighborhood.  Every once in a while, it becomes a
> forum for ideological debate.  While I don't think the latter is especially
> appropriate here, I just delete the stuff I don't find interesting.
>
> As Art says, the recent posts are not typical.  Please stick around.
>
> Thomas A. Schmeling
> Associate Professor-Political Science
> Rhode Island College
> "All my favorite songs have had lyrics I didn't quite understand" -Brian
> Eno
>
> On Jan 7, 2009, at 3:17 PM, Art Norwalk wrote:
>
> Jessica --
>
> Stick around a while. Historically this list offers much more of what
> you want and very little of what you've seen in the past few days.
>
> -- Art
>
> At 03:08 PM 1/7/2009, you wrote:
>
>
>
> Hi all-
>
> I joined this list a week ago in order to be a part of the
> neighborhood and stay up on area "happenings."  I plan to
> unsubscribe today.  I have been amazed and disappointed that what
> could serve as a valuable forum for community events and
> announcements is, in reality, just a method by which individuals can
> argue and bitch.  There is a place for debates on political
> ideology, but I wasn't under the impression that this was that
> place.  I appreciate the notification of the break-in (but not the
> subsequent rants) as well as the other valuable information
> concerning water quality, etc.  However, those seem to be few and
> far between in comparison to the personal opinions and attacks that
> have taken over.  If this is the norm for this, then I choose to leave.
>
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