On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 01:22:29PM -0500, Dan Minette wrote: > the number of folks who have stated on and off list that they are > bothered by this, and compare it to the number of folks who think this > is absolutely no big deal,
Come on, Dan, bothered does not equal will not post anymore. You know sampling theory, considering the number of posts generated by people who say they were bothered, it appears we will get a lot more posts when people are bothered than when they are not. > Thus, it is reasonable to presume that the vast majority of posters > would rather this thread be stopped. Further, since, IIRC, lurkers > have come out of lurkerdom to complain, it is logical to presume that > the vast majority of lurkers also feel this way. This sounds like an argument the rulers of China would make. > So, it appears that the logical conclusion is that you believe that > your right to your actions predominates. When it comes to posting on an email list, I believe that EVERYONE'S right to post freely predominates. Wasn't it you who said a good email list is without real life consequences? If that is the case, then there should be no problem with ignoring that which upsets you, and it is wrong-headed to expect others to refrain from posting about something just because your delicate sensibilities are offeneded. Tolerance is so easy in the environment of a emailing list; if you can't practice tolerance here, how can you practice it in real life? Who does this remind me of? -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/
