Getting on the soapbox... I am not picking on anyone in particular, but the tone of discussion the last few days largely stinks.
Most of the messages triggered by the "EFF issue" (more properly, the "false positive issue") read to me as though the most important thing is to determine whether EFF or the current implementation of Razor is "right." Forgive me if I sound arrogant or paternalistic, but could we drop that kind of language? And not worry about who triggered it? And perhaps be a bit wiser, taking things with a grain or two of salt -- who the heck would expect anyone from EFF, or anyone who is workign hard to stop spam, to be timid??? Of course there are passionate people here! I believe that the purpose of a list like this is to share various points of view so that as a community, we make the best possible decisions, or influence the developers to do so, not to see who wins the arguments. The polarization lately taking place is just what discourages and alarms me about the mass media; I'd like my on-line discussions to be a refuge from that kind of cynicism. Positive discussion comes from making an effort to offer and receive their criticisms as points of view, not as facts. (And that's a fact!) Those are skills sorely lacking in a culture immersed in cynical mass media, but I think they're making a comeback where we can communicate free of the need to sell eyeballs to advertisers. Let's argue, but argue to make the best decisions, not to win the argument. Stepping down now... -- Nick Arnett Phone/fax: (408) 904-7198 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Razor-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/razor-users
