----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 2:51 PM Subject: Re: Suggestion
> 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. ******************** I AGREE !!! So I vote for one list !!! ********************* > Food for thought - if we have 2 lists, we'll get double the letters from > the general's son in Nigeria. Sure !!!!..... BTW please I vote also that general's sons will not considered valid voters (unless here) I imagine myself blocking more addresses like [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] etc.etc. easily identifiable.......... where are they from. ********** Many times I have been laughing like mad !!!! like this email !!! This is not a damned list ... each time I read here hilarious comments .....btw....(war and rumors of war....sounded King James) Elliot > 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/ > > > >
