Child-killing religion

2008-08-20 Thread William T Goodall
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gOpmWyOXR5j94s1rzxyBpDv886JQ Toddler 'starved to death by cult' Aug 12, 2008 A toddler whose remains were found inside a suitcase in Philadelphia this spring was starved to death by members of a religious cult, including his mother, in part because he

Off-topic., monotonous posting (was Child-killing religion)

2008-08-20 Thread Nick Arnett
William, This is not a discussion list about religion. I don't think we've ever moderated anybody for frequent off-topic posting, but I'm growing increasingly concerned that many of your postings are a distraction and offensive to some who might otherwise participate. Others,including me, are

Re: Off-topic., monotonous posting (was Child-killing religion)

2008-08-20 Thread William T Goodall
On 20 Aug 2008, at 15:12, Nick Arnett wrote: William, This is not a discussion list about religion All is Brin. . I don't think we've ever moderated anybody for frequent off-topic posting, but I'm growing increasingly concerned that many of your postings are a distraction and

Re: Off-topic., monotonous posting (was Child-killing religion)

2008-08-20 Thread Olin Elliott
By that description, 99% of the postings are off topic. Olin - Original Message - From: Nick Arnettmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussionmailto:brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:12 AM Subject: Off-topic., monotonous posting

Re: Off-topic., monotonous posting (was Child-killing religion)

2008-08-20 Thread Nick Arnett
On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 8:10 AM, William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Don't read it then. I certainly don't read every post to this list. Bzzzt. As you know, I am one of the list managers and as a group, we do and we will read all the messages. I'm growing increasingly concerned that

Re: Off-topic., monotonous posting (was Child-killing religion)

2008-08-20 Thread William T Goodall
On 20 Aug 2008, at 16:22, Nick Arnett wrote: On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 8:10 AM, William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't read it then. I certainly don't read every post to this list. Bzzzt. As you know, I am one of the list managers and as a group, we do and we will read all

Re: Off-topic., monotonous posting (was Child-killing religion)

2008-08-20 Thread William T Goodall
On 20 Aug 2008, at 16:13, Olin Elliott wrote: By that description, 99% of the postings are off topic. And I'm not even the most frequent poster! Agenda Maru The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable,

Greg Bear's Quantico

2008-08-20 Thread John Garcia
Has anyone read Greg Bear's thriller Quantico? I enjoyed it. Bear always gives me some food for thought. I've included this blurb from his web site on the book. Text from Back Cover: From multiple award winning and New York Times–bestselling author Greg Bear comes a near-future thriller that

Weekly Chat Reminder

2008-08-20 Thread William T Goodall
The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over nine years. Way back on 27 May, 1998, Marco Maisenhelder first set up a chatroom for the list, and on the next day, he established a weekly chat time. We've been through several servers, chat technologies, and even casts of regulars over

Apology (was Re: Off-topic., monotonous posting (was Child-killing religion))

2008-08-20 Thread William T Goodall
On 20 Aug 2008, at 15:12, Nick Arnett wrote: William, This is not a discussion list about religion. I don't think we've ever moderated anybody for frequent off-topic posting, but I'm growing increasingly concerned that many of your postings are a distraction and offensive to some who