Maybe too generic? On Mar 24, 2016 9:35 AM, "Dennis Burgess" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Maybe put a tag [OT] that we can filter one? > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *That One Guy > /sarcasm > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 23, 2016 9:05 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Politics on the list > > > > It seems politics is consuming a lot of chatter on the list. I personally > enjoy it, I have thick skin, per another thread, but I am concerned it > could turn south. This is the only industry mechanism I have for quick and > dirty advice so I am fearful it could devolve into something ugly or > useless like dslreports. > When Chuck ran the list there was a bit more policing, stay away from > religion or politics. I assume others got the offlist spankings I got. I'm > not bashing the current list owner, I enjoy the occasional freedom to rant. > What I am fearful of is losing the best resource I have for a vendor > neutral discussion of on topic issues. > > I'm not asking that the off topic political discussion stop, or any other > off topic discussion for that matter, I do request however that everybody > come to a consensus that we are all adults with different backgrounds and > opinions who can disagree and still work together effectively. > This is solely a self serving request as I an very much incompetent for my > position and rely heavily on advice from this list to impress my boss so he > continues to give me a paycheck he could probably pay a comatose midget who > only wakes up long enough to swear to do the same level of work. >
