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Originally posted by: Third Witch
"AH, why don't you pin this?"

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Originally posted by: Advocate
"A couple of points here:

When something is pinned at the top of the page, I tend to ignore it.  However, new posters may not do this.  Pin with care.
I personally feel that the business community at large is intelligent enough to detect a snow job when they see one.  Heck, if I had received an invitiation, I would have gone just to see what they had to say.
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Thanks for this well-written notice, Truth.

I think we have become too pin-heavy at the top as it is.  It is easy enough to keep this kicked forward as long as it stays relevant.  Another option would be to consolidate this welcome to new visitors with Amy Young's message about the board in general. 

Remember, there is still an AAUP website front page with a good deal of background information as well as links to daily articles from a variety of media sources that mention Shelby Thames. 

A concern is that new visitors to the board might not get past the half page of pinned messages on a casual visit.

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Originally posted by: truth4usm/AH
"We also have our fair share of posters (we call them "trolls") whose sole purpose is to disrupt the board by posting under other peoples' names (sometimes called "noms" on the board), posting offensive or threatening messages, posting multiple messages with the same information, etc. )"

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Your post would have been absolutely perfect if it did not have this one simple line above.

You should not be calling anyone a troll. In fact, including this one sentence invalidates your whole post. You yourself have posted multiple messages with the same info. Does that make you a troll then? Several of your friends, including RC, have done this too.

Also, it is doubtful the new posters will go back and read all the messages from months or even weeks ago. Some will probably not even know how. I myself did not realize there was more than one page on this website until someone emailed me and told me. There was alot of info I did not have until I went back and read almost every page on this board.  So having some messages reposted so the whole story is told is not bad, especially when the subject line clearly says "repost."

Here is a good example why:  There were two posters here recently who said that the Alumni Association has been too quite and did not get involved in the Thames/faculty fiasco. In fact, there have been numerous posts here from alumni, and there have been HA and CL letters from alumni and the Association that have been linked to from pages on this board. The current and past president of the Alumni Association have posted here.  But not many people are going to go back---like I did---and read the 70 - 80 pages on this board to find posts from the Alumni Association.

I am asking you to re-edit your post and delete the one line that accuses people of "disrupting" the board. If this board has only a "slant," as you call it, then there can be no disrupting. If you use the word "troll" for some people, then it is more than a slant that is present here.

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Originally posted by: Albert
" Your post would have been absolutely perfect if it did not have this one simple line above. You should not be calling anyone a troll. In fact, including this one sentence invalidates your whole post. You yourself have posted multiple messages with the same info. Does that make you a troll then? Several of your friends, including RC, have done this too. Also, it is doubtful the new posters will go back and read all the messages from months or even weeks ago. Some will probably not even know how. I myself did not realize there was more than one page on this website until someone emailed me and told me. There was alot of info I did not have until I went back and read almost every page on this board.  So having some messages reposted so the whole story is told is not bad, especially when the subject line clearly says "repost." Here is a good example why:  There were two posters here recently who said that the Alumni Association has been too quite and did not get involved in the Thames/faculty fiasco. In fact, there have been numerous posts here from alumni, and there have been HA and CL letters from alumni and the Association that have been linked to from pages on this board. The current and past president of the Alumni Association have posted here.  But not many people are going to go back---like I did---and read the 70 - 80 pages on this board to find posts from the Alumni Association. I am asking you to re-edit your post and delete the one line that accuses people of "disrupting" the board. If this board has only a "slant," as you call it, then there can be no disrupting. If you use the word "troll" for some people, then it is more than a slant that is present here. "

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Originally posted by: Albert
" I wasn't shouting at you. It was a simple request. One that has apparently been denied. But.... You should repost your message from time to time so new posters can see it. If you do that, they will not see my reply. I actually like the post except for that one line, and I am even stating that you should repost it from time to time. That was not disagreement."

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Truth, I just noticed a spelling error in your topic title...it's "Visitors."  I suppose we will have to take away your 1978 Hattiesburg Public Schools city-wide Spelling Bee championship plaque for this...tsk, tsk!

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Originally posted by: Lady Kick
"Kick.  And I'll keep kicking, this needs to stay toward the top."

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