It also mentions in the FAQ that it was often violated, but that most of us have the sense to shut up when someone goes off the deep end. My personal opinion is that the list has generally been a great place since I joined, oh, so long ago. The only things I object to are personal attacks, and proselytizing (whether religion or digital). I feel and always have felt that the off topic stuff on this list is what has kept it interesting and made it one of the nicer places to be on the internet (lpmm of a lens only two people in the world own are soooooooo boring, unless you are just visiting). Personally, I feel that folks who don't like the list the way it has been for so long, are entitled to unsubscribe.
It seems that many of us are so sensitive to perceived insults, and weaknesses these days. Let's relax, no one says you have to read a thread you object to. Skip it and go to the next. And, my personal advice is quit letting the media tell you how to run your lives.
graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" -----------------------------------
mike wilson wrote:
Doug Franklin wrote:
On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:15:55 +0000, mike wilson wrote:
This is *not* the place for political discussion.
Not guilty. I'm happy to discuss anything, anywhere, until consensus is to stop.
The consensus around here for several years has been keep religion and
politics off the list. It's even in the FAQ that graywolf posts
periodically. If you want to talk politics, go to a politics list. This isn't one.
Maybe he should read it himself. 8-) This is what started the last one off:
Veitnam War: All of the blood, guts, mud, and misery; none of the glory.
Everyone learned from it except seemingly GWB, jr. (Sorry, I could not resist the tagline)
graywolf
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