ADMIN RE: [HPforGrownups] New polls for HPforGrownups

[cassandraclaire73 at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 26365

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Haggridd" <jkusalavagemd at y...> wrote:

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> You have treated the matters of religion and sexual orientation as 
> sacred cows, the mere mention of which will cause the poster to 
burst  into flames.  Now you are collecting data on the faiths and 
sexuality  of the members?  What is important is not the percentage 
makeup of  list, but our views and the free exercise of an 
opportunity to speak  about them within the bonds of courtesy.

  I do not answer these  questions on US government forms.  I think 
you are literally out of   order in this matter.  What should come 
first is an explanation of  what need there might be for such polls 
and the uses to which this   information will be put. You have not 
earned the benefit of the  here by your previous actions, IMHO.  
Whether or not you will publish  personal information, this 
information is personally linked to each   one of us listees.
> 
> Haggridd

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No, it isn't. As stated before the polls are blind and who replied 
and in what way they replied is hidden. Also, it is entirely 
optional, no one ever stated that anyone had to participate in the 
polls. If you don't want to, don't. I'm not going to but that doesn't 
mean I think the polls shouldn't have been posted.

I'm sorry if I sound short, it's just that the moderator team tries 
very very hard to keep a huge list of very diverse people happy. 
Obviously nobody can keep this amount of people happy all the time 
but I think a certain amount of credit should be given to them for 
working so hard for no monetary recompense. In fact, their recompense 
lately seems to be to have people swear at them on list.

As a final note, I am grateful to them for treating matters of 
religion and sexual orientation as not necessarily appropriate for 
this list. This is not a government forum where free speech on any 
and all topics is ours by right. When you join this list you agree to 
keep things on the topic this list was created to discuss. If it 
devolved into an argument about religion and politics I would leave 
as, no doubt, would many others.

Cassandra Claire