Folks, the votes are in - 40 in all (5.7 percent turnout, based on 699
members)
14 members voted to suspend the rules and allow general terrorism
discussion
26 voted to keep the no-general-discussion standard I laid down earlier.
All of the responses were heartfelt, but I'm keeping the ruling as is.
Thanks to everyone who responded. It has made me realize how much people
value this community. But we do have constraints of patience, in-box
overload, and long-term focus.
However, there is a very good option if you want to discuss this within
the Minnesota E-Democracy family. The MN-National list is available for
that discussion. To subscribe, send
a blank e-mail to:
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This will allow people who want to talk about the incident to talk about
it, and those who don't to keep their inboxes clean. It will also give
our Minneapolis members a chance to get to know folks in St. Paul,
Winona, and Duluth, our other forums.
I want to reiterate: discussing specific, unique-to-Minneapolis impact
(or things Minneapolis should and shouldn't do) are still fine. But
general responses to the attack should go to the Mn-National forum.
Thanks for your collective patience this week,
Sincerely,
David Brauer
List manager
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