> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > Behalf Of Deborah Harrell > Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 9:14 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: About My Copyright Notice > > --- Richard Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <snippage>
> [I lost track of who wrote:] I wrote it. > > Maybe the Brin-L list just isn't meant to survive. > > Maybe we've lost > > too many people over the years for the list to be > > viable. > > > > This is manifestly not true. If you edit out all the > > unpleasantness, the > > rest of the list discussion is by turns interesting > > and amusing. It's > > this combination of tedious legalistic flamewars > > with otherwise > > worthwhile conversation that makes Brin-L so odd. > > Unfortunately, the unpleasantness dominates list traffic for prolonged periods: days, weeks or months at a time. The good still outweighs the bad, but we're looking at longer and longer periods of bickering and bullsh*t that are eclipsing the benefits. I wish I had a solution, myself. I don't know if emulating the Culture template is viable, but it sure as heck sounds better than what we've been dealing with lately. > > DISCLAIMER: By reading, glancing at, downloading, > > transmitting or > > otherwise interacting with this email you > > acknowledge Richard Baker as > > your absolute ruler and grant him unlimited powers > > over your life, possessions and immortal soul. *grin* Sorry, Rich, I signed mine over last year when I got married. She gets half of everything now. :) (Fealty, Loyalty, Powers, Progeny, Soul, etc.,) If you'd like, you can deal with her directly to negotiate. :) > Brad replied to this question: (That was mine, too.) :) > > >Do you have any suggestions? How does the Culture > > >list manage to avoid these problems? > > > > > "By refusing to take anything seriously, and by > > turning every serious dispute into a joke... > > > > ROU Excessive Silliness Is the Ultimate Weapon" > > > > Kind of in a similar vein as the SNL skit that > promotes "Humiliation As A Method Of Training Your > Dog," hmm? Well, I am better at unintentionally > causing laughter than deliberately, but as a good > little brineller, here goes: > > <struggles into Domi*neigh*trix leathers and grabs the > Kooshie Whip, striking a dramatic 7-of-9ish pose> > > Cease this unproductive bickering, and return to the > manifest purpose of this list, servicing and edifying > Me. As your Queen -- you, there: you say b*tch like > it is a _bad_ thing...you forgot, however, to say > "Alpha" before. On your knees! Resistance is futile! > *grin* As much as I like the whole 7 o'9 catsuit look, myself, You'll have to get a whole lot more convincing before *I* start worshiping ya. Try biting the heads and lesser appendages off a few errant brinnellers and I'll consider it. 'til then, I'm afraid IMO, Julia's still the alpha-female of this l'il pack. :) > ummm, wank? ;) Tease! :) > The Well-Mounted Rider Maru So many innuendos, so little time. :) Jon "We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for." --Robin Williams / Dead Poet's Society _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
