----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 9:20 PM Subject: Re: Beware off-list conspiracies!
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 07:06:20PM -0700, Nick Arnett wrote: > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > > Behalf Of Erik Reuter > > > > [snip] > > > > > They can. But it is a mistake to have organized discussions about the > > > future of the list without involving the entire list. > > > > Straw man. There has been no organized discussion. > > Bullshit. You organized it, even if you didn't intend to, by choosing a > list of people, creating a mailing list, not telling them that it was an > exclusive list, and not asking everyone to keep the discussions on that > list to only basic test matters (or telling everyone that the test list > would be digestified and posted to the main list every day). Negligence > or intent, the result was an organized discussion ("emergent system" :-) > Eric, your entire argument is based on: 1 There is another list 2 You are not on it 3 You dont know what has been said So you seem to conclude: 1 You dont like it 2 Its unfair 3 Its a conspiracy My problem with your argument: 1 You dont believe anyone who tells you anything about it 2 You dont seem to trust *anyone* 3 Your subtext is that everyone on the new list is a liar and up to no good 4 You sound like Mulder is writing your posts A little bit of paranoid thinking is probobly healthy, but there is such a thing as taking it on faith. Where is the history of bad faith on Brin-L that leads you to mistrust everyone? xponent Sekrit Dubble Knot Spy Maru rob
