Moderator checks in... Yes, the list rules are that we avoid politics and religion quite scrupulously, for the reason that we are a diverse community here that *WILL* disagree vehemently over just about anything you can bring up on either of these subjects.
We've learned this from hard and unpleasant experience, and I don't want to see it repeated. Our aim is to learn more about CS and a few closely related topics, to support one another in our efforts to be healthy, and to help others who are interested in finding out what we've learned. That said, I want you to know I am one of the most enthusiastic students of politics you'll ever meet. (Just look at my .sig!) I agree that few of us in today's world deserve the luxury of being apolitical, since neglect of the political process has caused many of the serious problems we face. I damn well guarantee you that I could start a discussion that will tear this list apart in no time! I am intensely interested in most of the issues you'd want to bring up, including the circus down on the Potomac. There isn't one person here I couldn't offend with at least one of my strongly held beliefs. <GRIN> But I'll restrain myself, because I respect why this community has gathered here. I know that many of our members' time and stamina is limited by illness, and I don't want to lose the chance to help those who need it most. There are so many good forums for political discussions that I don't feel deprived because I can't have them here. Oh, and Sandy, I *am* here, reading every post that comes through. But I don't filter them before they go out. I think we all appreciate the fast turn around of instant forwarding enough to put up with the occasional off-topic posts or minor controversies that will get through. I don't want you to have to wait until I have a chance to read my mail before you can start getting answers to your questions. I depend on each of you to help preserve our focus and the friendliness of our exchanges. And of course there's the seldom used but very big hammer in my toolbox that I reserve for the *tough* cases. <WILD EYED STARE> <G> Be well, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
