I wasn't making the neoclassical assumption that your tastes are given and fixed.
On 3/21/07, Michael Perelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I don't think it is as cut and dry as Jim says. What others tell me about how things are going influences me quite a bit. On Wed, Mar 21, 2007 at 08:53:20AM -0700, Jim Devine wrote: > the basic rule is that we are Michael's guests here. It's his salon. > He sets the rules. As a result, it's worth participating. If it's not, > we go away. > > On 3/21/07, Michael Perelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Paul takes issue with the fatwa on certain threads. He is correct that I have never > > issued an exact policy, although I have taken a few stabs at it in the past when > > threads seem to have outlived their usefulness. > > > > One type of thread that I cut off is when it tends to revolve around the particular > > interest of one party. > > > > My interest here is that I would like to create a comfortable environment that > > encourages more of the lurkers to join in. When the discussion centers on a single > > party, I do not think that it makes the list better, especially when almost nobody > > seems particularly receptive to the discussion. Such threads almost invariably > > degenerate into nastiness. We already saw that with this one. > > > > -- Michael Perelman > > Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 > > > > Tel. 530-898-5321 > > E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu > > michaelperelman.wordpress.com > > > > > -- > Jim Devine / "When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear > and life stands explained." -- Mark Twain. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com
-- Jim Devine / "When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained." -- Mark Twain.
