I think you guys would be amazed by a Canadian federal election. There's usually 2-3 months of lead up time to a vote being called, in which the political parties get all their stuff organized and ready just in case.
Then the actual election/campaign period goes for between 25 to 45 days, maximum. Then there's a vote, and we have a new government. On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 7:04 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm < thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: > It seems politics is consuming a lot of chatter on the list. I personally > enjoy it, I have thick skin, per another thread, but I am concerned it > could turn south. This is the only industry mechanism I have for quick and > dirty advice so I am fearful it could devolve into something ugly or > useless like dslreports. > When Chuck ran the list there was a bit more policing, stay away from > religion or politics. I assume others got the offlist spankings I got. I'm > not bashing the current list owner, I enjoy the occasional freedom to rant. > What I am fearful of is losing the best resource I have for a vendor > neutral discussion of on topic issues. > > I'm not asking that the off topic political discussion stop, or any other > off topic discussion for that matter, I do request however that everybody > come to a consensus that we are all adults with different backgrounds and > opinions who can disagree and still work together effectively. > This is solely a self serving request as I an very much incompetent for my > position and rely heavily on advice from this list to impress my boss so he > continues to give me a paycheck he could probably pay a comatose midget who > only wakes up long enough to swear to do the same level of work. >
