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Subject: Hey Merv, thanks for the thoughts

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Al Fulchino

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Date Posted: 22:49:09 01/07/04 Wed

There are serious problem with having a disccusion group on the website. If the members pay money to be on the website, how can you ban them from using the discussion group? If you can't ban them or moderate what goes in, you can't control it at all.

***Al - The problem is borne out of worrying what paying members think. Of all places that I would least expect anyone to worry about what paying members think, it would be the FHU....I can attest to you that I have thrown boorish people out of my gas stations on several occasions for being drunk, rude, possibly violent towards another customer etc...any business needs new clients..but a business doesnt want *all* new business. You *can* moderate them..in fact good people LOVE good moderation. SO while i understand the point you are attempting. I do not agree that it is valid. I say give back the money..in fact Roy himself has given donation money back...that would not be anything new.***

When you ban a paying member or stop his posts from going in, you are going to create an enemy who wants his money back. That is fine but it is still a problem.

Roy wants to attract new people in order to get the information about the meditation out. There are people entering the website from all parts of the world now. If the main drift of the meditation is to give up anger and resentment, how does a board with angry people trying to bash one another over the head with the truth come in?

***Al - clear minded people see through everything...and what you are declaring could also be said of his radio program....he moderates it himself and with a call screener....so it can be done...basically it was left like this..hey you office folks just check in once in awhile. Imagine Roy's radio program being run like this....there are ten phone lines...everyone can talk at once and essentially say anything they want....what would happen? You have employees...you are a moderator of sorts..you have to provide direction for the greater good. You know it can be done***

Overall, it is a difficult situation for those who run the website. I can understand why Roy was hesitant to get into it and why he shut it down. He simply wants to get the word out to the world if possible and anything that does not further that goal and may work the other way is something to be concerned about. Without it he has one less problem.

***Al _ Agreed one less problem(self created)...but I would weigh that against the benefits that many experienced by knowing other meditators...I benefit by knowing you for instance..there is a confidence factor in knowing you are not alone......anyway I value your thoughts..I just do not see eye to eye with you on this. ***

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