Erik Reuter wrote: >Why do they have to be mutually exclusive? For example, you and Nick >can be emotional with each other, and I can be objective and >"cold", as you say, in my posts. If my style upsets you, you can >choose to read my posts or not. If I'm not interested in your >discussions, I won't get involved. Why is this so unthinkable?
Hrm. A) I never said that I thought they were mutually exclusive. However, your give and take with Nick gave the impression *you* felt that way, whether you meant to give that impression or not. As a result, for the purposes of this discussion, I chose two fairly diametrically opposed view to get which way people felt was what a discussion list like this should be. If they feel it's somewhere in between, they may feel free to say so. B) I didn't say your style upsets me. C) I didn't say it was unthinkable. D) This discussion has nothing to do with you specifically. *YOU* said you see Brin-L one way, and that Nick sees it another way (Something about hippie touchy-feely stuff or some such). I was trying to use those ideas to springboard to another discussion, that being what people wnat or expect from a list like this. If you wish to talk about what you expect from Brin-L, fine. But not everything is about you, believe it or not. I simply used your own comparison between your view or Brin-L and Nick's to talk about something that interests me. Since you two seem to be at opposite ends of the spectrum, it seemed a good place to start. If it bores you, ignore it. Jim ------------------------------------------------ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
