02-07-2008, 06:40 AM
This is a great website. I would not be a homeowner in Puna without it (and being a homeowner in Puna is a good thing!). It's a great, charitable community that I like to think is reflective of the District as a whole. There is no right to free speech on a privately run web forum. The right to free speech is only protected from government interference. So here, it's Rob's Rules, and that works out pretty well.
Sometimes the people that are the liveliest and most rambunctious add a special something that livens up the forum. It is always a shame to see them go, but they almost always leave voluntarily. I would still greet them as a neighbor if I met them at the Cash and Carry, and I have kept in touch with one or two.
The bottom line for me is that Punaweb has given me a great deal of guidance and allowed me to meet people that I would not have met otherwise, and to make connections that I would not have made otherwise.
I always think about the first time I came to Puna and met Jerry at the tidepools. Each figured out who the other was from our discussions on Punaweb. It was very cool (and Bear pointed out a great snorkel spot). I also met a great realtor, John Dirgo, through this site, not to mention many others, both near and far.
I've gained a lot, so I think you should be given a lot of latitude in how you run the place. I think you are very good at knowing when to draw the line. We are guests in your home and so need to conduct ourselves accordingly.
Sometimes the people that are the liveliest and most rambunctious add a special something that livens up the forum. It is always a shame to see them go, but they almost always leave voluntarily. I would still greet them as a neighbor if I met them at the Cash and Carry, and I have kept in touch with one or two.
The bottom line for me is that Punaweb has given me a great deal of guidance and allowed me to meet people that I would not have met otherwise, and to make connections that I would not have made otherwise.
I always think about the first time I came to Puna and met Jerry at the tidepools. Each figured out who the other was from our discussions on Punaweb. It was very cool (and Bear pointed out a great snorkel spot). I also met a great realtor, John Dirgo, through this site, not to mention many others, both near and far.
I've gained a lot, so I think you should be given a lot of latitude in how you run the place. I think you are very good at knowing when to draw the line. We are guests in your home and so need to conduct ourselves accordingly.