Hi all, I disagree with the proposal of 2 lists - and offer a different suggestion.
When the dialog becomes almost exclusively a regular exchange between 2 or 3 people, then it is appropriate to make the dialog private between those individuals. If the intent to really about dialog, this answers the problem of too much unwanted traffic on the list. Of course, the trick is to recognize when the discussion reaches the point where nobody else is involved. I was involved in a previous debate concerning the proof-texts for or against evolution. It became a two-way dialog between myself and Ron, so we took it off-line. We were probably a few days late in making the switch, but everybody suffered through that without too much moaning and groaning. (BTW, my occasional references to Ron as *cousin* - a term of endearment, actually - came from that discussion ... which was concluded peacefully among friends). (Maybe Saddam and GW should give it a try). In summary, I vote for sticking with one list. Food for thought - if we have 2 lists, we'll get double the letters from the general's son in Nigeria. Bob On Fri, 28 Feb 2003 12:07:56 -0500 "Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, 28 Feb 2003 08:22:01 +0000, Carol Moon wrote: > > > I think there should be two lists, one for technical topics, the > other > > for the debate about war, morality, etc. which is getting rather > > repitious and boring. > > > -- This mail was written by Carol A. Moon > > -- Too soon old, too late smart. > > I think your suggestion is an excellent idea. There are probably > many > others on this list who, like yourself, have no interest in the > ongoing > discussions on such topics as war and morality. Also I think most > folks > on this list would agree with you that there should be a separate > list > for off-topic discussions. We probably by now would have already > established a separate list for off-topic discussions if we knew of > any > reputable and reliable and Arachne-friendly free mailing list > services. > > Regards, > > Sam Heywood > -- > This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser: > http://browser.arachne.cz/ > > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com
