Re: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here

2009-06-09 Thread thomas malloy
Alexander Hollins wrote: Lets NOT actually discuss the political posts that caused the whole furor on this list, mmmkay? That's just throwing gasoline back on the fire that our good moderator is TRYING to put out. You want to discuss grok and his posting habits and politics directly, send it

Re: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here

2009-06-09 Thread Alexander Hollins
Lets NOT actually discuss the political posts that caused the whole furor on this list, mmmkay? That's just throwing gasoline back on the fire that our good moderator is TRYING to put out. You want to discuss grok and his posting habits and politics directly, send it to B where it belongs PLEASE

Re: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here

2009-06-09 Thread thomas malloy
OrionWorks wrote: I recall two recent comments of worth: Harry Veeder wrote: If political commentary is banned, why not ban religious commentary as well? And from Stephen Lawrance: The specific problem was caused by incontinent spraying of political issues over every topic

Re: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here

2009-06-09 Thread William Beaty
On Mon, 8 Jun 2009, Harry Veeder wrote: > Maybe I did miss something. Did you ban someone for their religious > commentary? This was my May 20 message: > Let's just do the usual: move all the off-topic discussions to > vortexB-L. > > It's time for a temporary ban on all off-topic discussions, m

Re: RE: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here

2009-06-08 Thread OrionWorks
I recall two recent comments of worth: > Harry Veeder wrote: > > If political commentary is banned, why not ban religious > > commentary as well? And from Stephen Lawrance: > The specific problem was caused by incontinent spraying of > political issues over every topic which was introduced. > Re

Re: RE: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here

2009-06-08 Thread Harry Veeder
- Original Message - From: William Beaty Date: Monday, June 8, 2009 3:35 pm Subject: Re: RE: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here > On Mon, 8 Jun 2009, Harry Veeder wrote: > > > If political commentary is banned, why not ban religious > commentary as well? >

Re: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here

2009-06-08 Thread Harry Veeder
Leaking pen that illustrates what I mean. Harry - Original Message - From: leaking pen Date: Monday, June 8, 2009 2:19 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here > im sorry, science has happened with a downright COMBATIVE political > framework. large scale cor

Re: RE: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here

2009-06-08 Thread William Beaty
On Mon, 8 Jun 2009, Harry Veeder wrote: > If political commentary is banned, why not ban religious commentary as well? It is."Off topic," as in politics/religion.Perhaps you've been away and missed these threads? (( ( ( ( ((O)) ) ) ) ))) W

Re: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here

2009-06-08 Thread Michael Crosiar
9 11:09:17 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here Harry Veeder wrote: > If political commentary is banned, why not ban religious commentary as well? The specific problem was caused by incontinent spraying of political issues over every topic which was introduced. Religious c

Re: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here

2009-06-08 Thread leaking pen
cal framework. > Harry > > - Original Message - > From: leaking pen > Date: Monday, June 8, 2009 12:53 pm > Subject: Re: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here > >> the difference between science and hard facts, and politics and >> opinion? >> seems

Re: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here

2009-06-08 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Harry Veeder wrote: > If political commentary is banned, why not ban religious commentary as well? The specific problem was caused by incontinent spraying of political issues over every topic which was introduced. Religious commentary, which has occasionally gotten a bit out of hand in the past

Re: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here

2009-06-08 Thread leaking pen
jonssonswe...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 12:46 PM > To: vortex-l@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here > > How do you make the differentiation between politics and physics? Hard. > > Best wishes, > David > > On 6/8/09, W

Re: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here

2009-06-08 Thread Harry Veeder
The irony is science cannot happen without a supportive political framework. Harry - Original Message - From: leaking pen Date: Monday, June 8, 2009 12:53 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here > the difference between science and hard facts, and politics

Re: RE: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here

2009-06-08 Thread Harry Veeder
If political commentary is banned, why not ban religious commentary as well? Harry - Original Message - From: Jeff Fink Date: Monday, June 8, 2009 12:59 pm Subject: RE: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here > Politics will ultimately determine the brand of physics we are > a

RE: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here

2009-06-08 Thread Jeff Fink
Politics will ultimately determine the brand of physics we are allowed to believe. Jeff -Original Message- From: David Jonsson [mailto:davidjonssonswe...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 12:46 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here How

Re: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here

2009-06-08 Thread leaking pen
the difference between science and hard facts, and politics and opinion? seems easy to me. On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 9:45 AM, David Jonsson wrote: > How do you make the differentiation between politics and physics? Hard. > > Best wishes, > David > > On 6/8/09, William Beaty wrote: >> On Mon, 8 Jun

Re: [Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here

2009-06-08 Thread David Jonsson
How do you make the differentiation between politics and physics? Hard. Best wishes, David On 6/8/09, William Beaty wrote: > On Mon, 8 Jun 2009, Mark S Bilk wrote: > >> So anyone who speaks out against U.S. government policies is well >> justified in doing so anonymously. In this case anonymity

[Vo]:BAN ON POLITICS still in effect here

2009-06-08 Thread William Beaty
On Mon, 8 Jun 2009, Mark S Bilk wrote: > So anyone who speaks out against U.S. government policies is well > justified in doing so anonymously. In this case anonymity does _not_ > mean: > > >>"probably criminal element" ..."teenager," or "newbie user." Then I'll permanently ban him from both lis