On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 05:32:25PM -0400, Jim Sharkey wrote:

> Hrm, yes, so it's perfectly all right for you to tell me to ignore a
> thread rather than comment on it, exercising that freedom of speech
> you hold so dear?

Yes, it is perfectly all right. You have the option to ignore it since
I'm not going to try to force my will upon you. Feel free to tell me you
think I shouldn't post something, as long as I have the option to ignore
you.

> Why not just take your own advice and ignore them?

I will, if it gets too boring. I'll discuss it as long as ideas are
being exchanged.

> Why bother telling them to ignore you, if their discomfort means
> nothing to you?  It doesn't seem logical or consistent to me.

Perhaps I should have rephrased your statement, since it wasn't very
specific. "Their discomfort" does mean something, all other things
being equal, I'd rather people were not upset if that can be achieved
by simply ignoring something. But if it comes to a decision between
the right to post freely and the right to not be upset when the option
exists to ignore something, I'll choose the former every time.



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"Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>       http://www.erikreuter.net/

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