--- Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "General" consensus means you may NOT have been > asked. > If MOST folks agree, it's added. > If almost everybody complained, it would probably be > removed. > That's what "general consensus" means, you see... > > You're allowed to disagree, but not be disagreeable. > <g>
Well, I know what Greywolf meant, as the term "general consensus" is used often, but really, the word "general" is quite redundant. By it's very nature, consensus is general. If it weren't, there'd be no consensus, IMHO. Of course, that's kind of beside the point. We all know what Tom meant. And, with the number that have thanked him for, and agreed with the contents of his FAQ, I daresay that consensus is there. Seems to me that so far, only one person seems not to agree with the content of them (although he didn't specify what he disagrees with). And, of course, these aren't "rules" or "guidelines" or any such thing. They're really a set of loosely agreed upon protocols, manners if you will, that seem to have worked well in the past to keep the list running smoothly, and seem to be of assistance to get the ship back on even keel when the seas get a bit rough (sorry about the nautical metaphore - it just came out that way, and I don't feel like changing it, hackneyed though it is <g>). cheers, frank ===== "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
