I would like to apologize for approving this message. This is not the type of atmosphere I'd like to foster here on beta. Thanks to the people who called me on this. I was wrong. Mark

Mark, I like your idea. Susan B

I just want to register my support for this proposal to use Beta as you describe and drop Canny. It has the added advantage that anyone on Beta who happens to spot a problem with a proposal can draw

Duane's post should have been quite enough to explain the history behind the name "GMF". That apart, the group's name is under the control of its Owners (& Moderators, I dare say!) not Groups.io. As

Gerald, I see. But Freeloader is not a humorous term. Maybe you can adopt Catlady’s term “non-Premium” groups. Susan B

Could we stop discussing changing this group’s name and go back to discussions of groups.io issues? I think it is past time for Mark to close this thread!!

DLTDHYITA..... Chuck

True. And when you think about it logically, using the broad term "conspiracy theory" to rule out groups creates no problem in the way of discouraging groups from applying who might otherwise apply.

I also do think that GMF could be renamed to better reflect its non-ties to GIO, plus more closely align itself with the forgotten group, Group-Help. Personally, if you are going to have

And therein lies the problem. Some of the ideas you mention (such as chemtrails) are seen by most as disinformation from the tinfoil hat crowd. Trying to define these things is difficult because of

Nice to notice there is such a good welcome to different opinions and discussion ... makes it clear that I do not need to continue my study of this thigie anymore. I'm not going to support any

I seriously doubt that this will happen. From the GMF home page, "This Group Managers Forum (GMF) was founded as a sister to the Group Managers Forum for Yahoo! Groups owners, with the same

Hi, Susan. I hoped that everyone would realize that I meant this in jest. I assume you probably did as well, at least I hope you did. By the way, I am definitely a "freeloader" myself and I also like

[starting new thread to unbury the subject] Yes, and a different abbreviation would reduce the chances of confusing it with the GMF on yahoogroups. groetjes/ĝis, Ronaldo

I have found, when moderating groups and other organizations, that when rules that limit intolerance are questioned, that it is helpful to refresh myself on the Paradox of

Maybe, but I don't think that matters. It gives Mark wiggle room to pick and choose when there is any question about it. -- J Messages are the sole opinion of the author, especially the fishy

I, too, am very happy the restrictions are here. I remember a debate on beta about the restrictions when they first came into being (or were being contemplated by Mark). Some people argued that they

I mentioned very recently that one of my reasons to be in this group is to get a better sense of the “defining culture” within Groups.io. Mark has most clearly and eloquently established the

“Freeloaders??” Wow. That’s pretty rude!!

Yes, I remembered that but thought that was up for reconsideration at this point, since the non-premium members expressed feeling left out, and the bifurcation could cause confusion in tabulating and