Non- Imperial subjects/Rules reminders

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

It would seem that these types of warnings and reminders are a necessary evil, 
but have been tastefully executed, much like the styling of our cars. The "off 
list" individual counseling is also a much appreciated feature of the manner in 
which the rules of the IML are enforced.

I know of no better way to keep things on track, and to correct the occasional 
tendency for all of us to go off track than this.

I wish to encourage you and the other OIC Admin's to keep up the good work.

Paul

In a message dated 5/24/2004 6:50:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
jeff_ingraham@xxxxxxxxx writes:

> 
> 
> Hi,
>  In answer to what is ok on the list and what is not,
> 
>   It's very hard to draw a line in the sand on these
> things from the admin side. Many threads start out
> fine but drift off in to never never land..  Like WD40
> being good for fishing bait and the debate over
> whether a Bugatti(sp?) is really a production car so
> can it be counted against caddy limos for size..   
> The towing thread and performance curve threads were
> on the cusp of entering this territory and thats why
> they were included in the general "cease and desist"
> e-mail.  When things start getting too far out we
> start getting complaints from members or, even worse,
> they just leave the list.
> 
>   We have a second mailing list called the salon
> where more "off-topic" conversations are allowed.  It
> was originally created just for the purpose of
> continuing conversations like these and to talk about
> other cars compared to Imperials, etc..  There aren't
> as many rules there and it was intended for those of
> us, like you and me, who enjoy the technical
> discussions more.  Unfortunately that list rarely gets
> any posts at all.
> 
> I hope you can understand the balancing act we try to
> pull off to keep all 600+ members of the list happy. 
> If you ever have suggestions about how to make the
> list better or concerns that you would like to see
> addressed I, and the rest of the admin team, would
> like to hear from you.  I would also invite you to
> join the admin team and help us make the decisions on
> when these things are going out of control and when
> they are within bounds.
> 
> Jeff Ingraham jeff_ingraham@xxxxxxxxx
> and 
> Steve B imprl59@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Moderators
> 
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