I really like getting stroked, guys, but please bear in mind that it's
easy to sound good when you're saying the conciliatory things. I just
haven't quite yet figured out how to say the things I suspect will piss a
lot of people off.
As for Nick's question, I will say there's one thing I haven't felt
comfortable doing so far on Brin-L regarding this awful mess, and that's
saying what I feel. By which I mean, turning off the internal editor and
just letting it all gush out. Of course, turning off the internal editor
is a bad idea on a mailing list, but I wonder if it would be worthwhile to
let people write rants, a bit like scream therapy or something, just so long
as they preface their posts with "this is a rant" *and* don't tear into
listmembers. Because, personally, I'd really like to vent my feelings
without being required to document and defend every other sentence,
because in a lot of respects my feelings are somewhat at odds with my
more rational appraisal of the state of the US and of the world.
On the other hand, the feelings might make a lot more sense if I edit them
first. Sigh.
On Mon, 17 Sep 2001, dendriite wrote:
> You are starting to sound like Marvin (my generic compliment for a post that
>beautifully summarizing a complex issue in a rational way will from now be to "Go
>Long".
>
> Rob replys:
>
> Being compared in any way to the "Earl of Austin" is quite the compliment indeed!
> I humbly thank you!
>
> xponent
> rob
>
Marvin Long
Austin, Texas
"If you will not grant me victory, then grant me vengeance!"
Conan the Barbarian
"Blessed are the peacemakers."
Jesus Christ
