Oops. For the less nimble-minded, obviously I meant to say "Nor do we want our political discussion lists to start discussing computers". Nasty thing about a mail list - no way to edit posts!
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Tony B <[email protected]> wrote: > It might. But that doesn't mean we want all our computer discussion > lists to suddenly allow political discussions. Nor do we want our > political discussion lists to start discussing politics. We're smart > enough to follow one or the other as we see fit. > > > On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 9:16 PM, Tom Piwowar <[email protected]> wrote: >>>When I first joined this group, it was more about keeping computers running >>>and less about politics (except for the occasional Mac vs. PC tussle). I >>>still love to hear the innovative solutions to common problems, some of >>>which I had not tried yet. Keep the good questions coming! >> >> Interesting podcast here: >> www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/2009/05/01.shtml >> >> "Politics" is not just something that has erupted at CGuys. In Silicon >> Valley...Facebook executive Chris Kelly, eBay C.E.O. Meg Whitman, eBay >> executive Steve Westly, tech startup C.E.O. Steve Poizner, and >> Hewlett Packard C.E.O. Carly Fiorina, have either announced their >> candidacies for statewide office in California, or expressed interest. >> >> As we realize that many of our common computer problems are caused by >> others telling us what to do, "politics" becomes a more important topic. > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
