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To: Dealer who wrote (32605)	9/9/2000 10:56:17 AM
From: Clappy	Read Replies (1) of 35685

Hi Dealie. Thanks for posting to Bonnie. I still believe that we can keep this here porch. I know my method would work if we only tried. Think of how amazing it would be if it did. Perhaps the term "Love Conquers All" would actually mean something. It's not as easy as simply creating a new moderated thread. However the effect would be incredibly powerful. People would actually witness the ability of this other method. We'd all grow closer as a result. Perhaps others would become enlightened to this. I realize we are just talking about a message board. But perhaps it could carry out into the real world. Where conflict can be resolved in a more loving fashion that simply battling with each other. This Porch is the only place that ever gave Bonnie half a chance. I don't think any other place that she frequented has ever given as much. As a result, she is far less offensive here than elsewhere. It has to be rubbing off on her. If it doesn't work, then at least we know we gave it out best effort and I was wrong. But, if we don't try then we will never know if it could have worked. As far as a moderated thread goes... I certainly see your point of view and know that it would not be an abused power. However, I look back and see well over 30,000 posts here on this Porch. It's all of these posts that have built this into the wonderful place that it is. It's built on a foundation of kind, caring people. These posts are the history of Voltaire's Porch. Creating a new moderated porch would end this long string. A lot has happened since July 9th, 1999. This string of friendship and memories will be topped off with a few straggly posts from returning lurkers and angry posts from Bonnie or other Banned people. That is like moving from you beautiful house that you built and letting it rot away while you move into your new gated community. Has it ever been discussed as to why the Ignore button can't be used at a group level? Wouldn't that provide a similar effect without having to allow our Porch to sit and rot away? Would it not work? Would leaving this porch for a new moderated one be equivalent to admitting defeat? I like this place. It's worth keeping. It's our cyber home. We built it. Perhaps we can keep it. -Clappy

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