Hi Case I think I can safely say I agree with every word you've just written. Like you, I often disagree with Platt but I don't have a problem with that and, I believe, neither does Platt. I don't really think Ian's being serious anyway. Ban Platt? Nah - all the fun would go out out of the list.
Horse Case wrote: > Horse, > > I do not really take Ian's call to ditch Platt any more seriously than I > take Platt's claim to be the voice of sanity. Still I find the suggestion > that he be removed disturbing. In my view Platt's contributions to this > discussion forum are absolutely second to none. > > In the two years I have been posting I would estimate that Platt has > participated in and generated more discussion than any other contributor. He > has stimulated my thinking as much as anyone else in these parts and he has > inspired much of what I consider to be my best efforts. > > Like many others I almost never agree with, Platt. Sometimes I think he must > be making things up just to annoy me but he is always a worthy advocate for > his views. I find his positions almost always deeply misguided but I respect > him and his ability to articulate them beyond measure. > > We all get a bit overzealous at times and speak rashly and I assume that is > what Ian is doing now. But MoQ.org would be greatly diminished without > Platt. > > In just a few minutes I plan to begin yet another savage assault of one or > another of Platt's recent posts. I haven't even read them yet but I can tell > you I will enjoy every second of it and I will wait with baited breath his > response which I predict will infuriate me and prompt another futile attempt > to correct the errors of his thinking. > > Ban, Platt? > > I say never! In fact I recommend we all give him a big hand for all he has > done to keep us thinking and for not allowing us to take our assumptions for > granted. > > Case > > > Quoting ian glendinning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Hi Platt, I have to agree with Matt, this is terrifyingly hilarious on >> so many levels >> >> .... that you see Clausewitz and Sun Tzu as "the Jesus school" of > behaviour. >> .... how about Marechal Foch, Napoleon ... Jesus school too ? >> >> The great generals of (necessarily) bloody warfare are so much more >> enlightened than the thuggery of Platt and his band of cowboys. I can >> see why you liked Rand now ... it all falls into place. >> >> Utterly disgusting attitude to humanity. >> Horse - get Platt off this board for good. >> Ian > > Yes, by all means. Censor the voice of sanity. > > > > > moq_discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
