STEVE KEMP was thinking about Re: lucy and keyed into cyberspace:
SK>MP>SK>DS>Where is the Altmed thread here?  Is there any Jewish,
SK>MP>SK>DS>Russian or any other  mention of such alternative medicine?
SK>MP>SK>DS>If you want to talk about non altmed  things, please use
SK>MP>SK>DS>email.  
SK>MP>SK>Still, alternative medicine is generally not a white american
SK>MP>SK>male dominated area. Statements of ethnic or regional import
SK>MP>SK>ARE within the  scope of Altmed, in my opinion, therefore.
SK>MP>SK>Maybe if you posted a *subject* instead of complaining a new
SK>MP>SK>thread will evolve. Or is it up  to everyone else to entertain
SK>MP>SK>and/or inform you?
SK>MP>Dia is the moderator of the conference, and she sets the topics,
SK>MP>and  declares what is off topic. Perhaps she'll upload the Rules
SK>MP>for everyone  to review.
SK>Well well, she certainly should have pointed that out...now shouldn't
SK>have she? Generally moderators do this when moderating. When they
SK>don't  point this out that means that they are participating as a
SK>human, and  not sending down pronouncements from moderator heaven.
This is **ALT**MED, and she has an **ALT**MODERATING style. 
SK>And SHE sets the topics? That seems rather odd. I've never seen
SK>anything  like that from a moderator, anywhere, EVER. I certainly
SK>would like to  see these special echo rules that state such an
SK>outrageous thing. If  this IS true then my initial comment still
SK>stands "Maybe if you posted a  *subject* instead of complaining a new
SK>thread will evolve". Seeing that  she hasn't done so I'd dare say
SK>she's not doing her job as you state it  to be.
In FIDO, the moderator virtually has plenary authority. Why not just 
accept it?
                ===>The Voice of Reason<===
                     mark.probert@juno.com
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