"paul packer" wrote in message


On Sat, 3 Dec 2005 15:44:12 -0500, "Robert Morein"
wrote:

What was "The Accord" ?
What were the goals, and why did it fail?

"The Accord" was a group of posters here, of whom for a
while I was one, who attempted to curtail George's
ceaselessly bad behaviour by agreeing to ignore him.

If memory serves, George was not the only person who was
Accord-ed.

The problem, as we've also discovered on aus.hi-fi with
Phil
Allison, is that ignoring someone leaves them free to
snipe at every post on every subject without fear of
reprisal; it is, in fact, self-defeating.

Wrong. The advantage of According someone is that those who
are in the accord have some group support for simply not
wasting time with the Accordee.

There's only one thing to do with PA, and that's to ignore
his provocations as a general rule. It probably won't make
him go away, but it will minimize the damage he does. It
might not minimize it enough to please you, but it will
minimize it somewhat.


Plus of course
not everyone can exercise the same amount of
self-discipline--and I admit to not trying hard enough
myself.

A formal accord can help with that.

However, mentioning self-discipline and aus.hi-fi in the
same sentence can be harmful to your health - you may split
your sides with laughter.

So it gradually fell apart. Since then George's
behaviour has improved slightly--I suspect lack of
stamina due to age may be the cause.

Probably another hapless victim of mini-strokes.

Nevertheless when
you see us periodically lunge at each other's throats for
no apparent reason, be aware that we have history, of
which "The Accord" is part.

Most of the the members of the Accord subsequently
completely gave up on RAO. Smart puppies, they.

It's a bit like Inspector Clouseau and his manservant--we
like to keep each other alert.

Speak for yourself only.