Re: RE: Moderated list
Greg & Lei Gunthorp (hey4hogs@kuntrynet.com)
Mon, 10 Aug 1998 23:36:17 -0500
Gordon,
I think what we need is two lists. Sanet-pr and Sanet-bs
The first one would be sanet-pr for practical information for farmer,
producers, acedemics and consumers who are interested in practical
information on making a sustainable agriculture work such as marketing,
grazing, cover crops, livestock, vegetables, organic production, reduced
chemical use, conservation practices, building strong rural communities,
etc.
The second one could be Sanet-BS. I hope I don't have to explain this
one. There is a need for discussing all the negative issues surrounding
conventional agriculture. But I personally beleive it is more important to
talk about the nuts and bolts issues that sustainable farmers face in their
operations on a day to day basis because there is a larger need for
practical, profitable information to get more farmers to adapt sustainable
practices. We discuss issues on this list like we already have a
sustainable agriculture system. We argue about the minor philosophical
differences of an almost NON EXISTANT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. If the
majority of farmers were sustainable, it would make sense to debate the
details. I've said all along that we have a serious problem with the
content of the Sanet. If a prospective sustainable farmer would happen upon
this list, does anybody have a good idea what their impression of
sustainable agriculture would be? I agree that the majority of the content
of the sanet needs to change to reflect the needs of sustainable farmers. I
think the easiest way to accomplish this would be to form two lists. They
wouldn't have to use my choice of names!
Best wishes,
Greg
Gunthorp's Pasture-ized Pork
LaGrange, Indiana (a stones throw from Ohio & Michigan)
hey4hogs@kuntrynet.com
visit our farm at www.grassfarmer.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Gordon Couger <gcouger@rfdata.net>
To: sanet-mg@shasta.ces.ncsu.edu <sanet-mg@shasta.ces.ncsu.edu>
Date: Monday, August 10, 1998 12:18 PM
Subject: : RE: Moderated list
>
>Dear Gordon,
>
>Dale,
>
>;Obviously you didn't put enough alkali in your peyote tea ;D
>========
>I don't need any peyote I have good enough perspiration drugs.
>They would only cost have as much if the guy's selling magic
>mushrooms were selling them:^}
>
>;But seriously, please, be active on the list. It dearly needs voices
>;like yours. When you see something you think is out to lunch on Sanet,
>;speak up! If this were a moderated list, you can bet that the new-age
>;ideologues would be in control, and only sane things would be edited
>;out!
>
>I subscribe to a lot of moderated list. Most of the them only intervene on
>off topic post, religious arguments and ganging up on some one. The
>moderator I hand in mind, me, is not new age ideologue by a long shot.
>I would like to have a list where farmers, ranchers, academics and
>industry can come together and not have a religious zealot jump them.
>A moderator/editor has to be very careful in their actions or they run
>off the list members pretty quick. You can't make everyone happy but
>you can piss everyone off.
>
>So far the comments are 5 to 2 for a moderated list.
>
>Gordon
>
>Gordon Couger gcouger@rfdata.net
>624 Cheyenne
>Stillwater, OK 74075
>405 624-2855 GMT -6:00
>
>
>
>
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