Here's a compromise between those who want to discuss cryonics and those who think it's weirdly off-topic: We'll freeze this thread.
Newyorkbrad/IBM On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 12:16 PM, Wil Sinclair <w...@wllm.com> wrote: > Hmmm. James and Liam just put a smile on my face, and honestly, if > we're going to have off-topic discussions here, I prefer these over > intra-community flame wars any day. > > James, it may not be appreciated- or appropriate, actually- on > wikimedia-l, but I would love it if you put an op-ed making your case > for "gender-inclusive cryonics solutions" on my user talk page for the > Wasted Times. > > ,Wil > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 9:02 AM, Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org> > wrote: > > This does it to me. Dear list moderators, could you please pretty please > > consider putting James on moderation indefinitely? This behaviour has > gone > > on long enough, and clearly resulted in a net negative contribution to > the > > movement. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Lodewijk > > > > 2014-10-15 13:03 GMT+02:00 Liam Wyatt <liamwy...@gmail.com>: > > > >> Ok, everyone can go home now. The competition for most abstract > suggestion > >> on Wikimedia-L is now closed. As much as I would love for us to discuss > >> our own personal preferences in 'supercooling vitrification freezer' > >> manufacturers... > >> Perhaps if the WMF purchased their own cryogenics system for the > >> aforementioned company and instead it in the office cleaning cupboard, > >> staff coud keep the after-work drinks chilled in there too? > >> In the mean time, as a personal challenge, see if you can include the > >> phrase "gender-inclusive cryonics solution" in a casual conversation > >> without anyone noticing. > >> > >> On Wednesday, 15 October 2014, James Salsman <jsals...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> > It has come to my attention that certain companies in the Foundation's > >> > employment peer group have been offering ova cryonics as a family > >> planning > >> > benefit: > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/10/14/apple-and-facebooks-newest-perk-freezing-your-eggs/ > >> > > >> > I recommend that the Foundation explore gender-inclusive cryonics > >> > solutions. I understand that supercooling vitrification freezers such > as > >> > those manufactured by ABI, Ltd. of Chiba, Japan called CASfresh or > Cells > >> > Alive System may be of some interest. > >> > > >> > Best regards, > >> > James Salsman > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > >> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > >> > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > , > >> > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > >> > ?subject=unsubscribe> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> wittylama.com > >> Peace, love & metadata > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > >> Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>