I would have posted this on the Yahoo forum, but am unable to do so. I think I voluntarily exited from the group.
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Kathy, you claimed, in a earlier post (seems to have been removed), that people didn't stop participating in this forum, because of moderation. That's bullshit. It's the sole reason I stopped.
I happened to have many management jobs in my IBM career. I was relentlessly attacked by a woman (and several others) because I had been a manager. The attacks had nothing to do with any thing I posted, it was because I had been an IBM manager. A classic example of bigotry. I don't remember the woman's handle, but she frequently added a long string of laughing icons to her posts. Although I found it irritating, that is not why I left. I left because of an increasing number of my posts were removed by moderator(s). Not once was there an explanation.
Kathi Cooper did a great job overcoming one of IBM's illegal efforts to wiggle out of its commitments to former employees like us. But unless IBM tries to reduce the pensions that we have earned, there is no reason for any more battles.
I've never spoken with Ron Linton, or corresponded with him. He's done much more help retired IBMers than almost any of us. He's not a demon.
My reading of the tea leaves is that Yahoo groups are being phased out, because Verizon doesn't find them profitable. I suspect that removing the ability to store files for a group is phase 1, and that phase 2 will be selling Yahoo groups to another company.
I joined the OneExchange and Pension groups in groups.io today, and I encourage others to do so too.
