+1 with Frank and Craig. Unless you need to have your viewpoint continuously heard in public, some of the latter postings can be shared privately. Most of it was good, and I think it generated much good; thanks for sharing.
--- "Frank W. Zammetti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Craig McClanahan wrote: > > No matter where the conversation developed, it has gone in directions that > > are off topic on this list. Please feel free to continue the conversation, > > but do it somewhere else. > > (About to break my own "I'm done posting in this thread" rule)... > > Even I, as someone who was knee-deep in this thread for a while, agree > with Craig. The problem is it was a discussion for a while, but has > become people just talking over one another now. > > I'm all for people expressing their viewpoints, no matter how unpopular, > but at some point it becomes obvious that no one is listening to one > another, and then it's an exercise in futility. > > No one can stop anyone else from posting, not without locking someone > out from the list anyway, which I hope never happens to anyone, but at > some point everyone has to come to the realization that the conversation > has past the point of being useful in any real way. If no one's opinion > was changed 30 posts ago, chances are it's not going to happen now. > > Besides, if the points being raised are valid at all, this thread won't > be the last of its kind... Someone will at some point start another and > it'll all come out again, so why not hold back some of the talking > points for next time? ;) > > > Craig > > Frank > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
