Thanks for all your suggestions, folks. I finally found the reference I was thinking of!
On a hunch, I started reviewing messages I sent to people back in my early days of owning the list and noticed a chance mention of an article I had read in the April 1998 issue of Wired magazine. Turns out that is where I saw this term: Virtuous Circle. Here's the article. The relevant discussion starts on page 5: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/6.04/es_lists.html The term may not apply in the strictest sense as it is defined in the article, but, to me, describes the long-term interplay of our members to arrive at a consensus on so many things, selecting for the best information, the most certain understanding. That consensus, our version of "knowledge" and "truth" is a major part of our work product as a community. Just as important is our knowledge of what we *don't* know. Identifying where facts leave off and opinion or speculation begins is sometimes just as important. Okay, that's that! Again, thanks for the praise, guys. All I can say is "Back at ya!" Be well, Mike D. List owner of the steel trap mind... <grin> [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
