On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Kristen Tsolis wrote:
sigh.
As we have already hammered this thread to death (i.e. Jim's inconsideration in the guise of free speech) I will refrain from any further posts on the topic.
Have a nice day.
That's actually a misrepresentation. What you are proposing is nothing more than more 'freedom for me, not for thee'. Why? Simply, your argument is, - It's personaly inconvenient, I want it thusly. - Because it's inconvenient then it should conform (too much ST perhaps?) - So, let's move the 'inconvenience' off on another party so I'm not bothered. - Never mind the effect on them. It's a bullshit line of reasoning. It's self-absorbed, rude, and socialist (in the sense of coerced monotonic behaviour). As to those who threaten to kill-file such participants, this says more about the kill-filer than the kill-filee. The only requirement ANY participant in this community or any other should have is to be fair and considerate of others and a willingness to participate in a dialectic. Conformity or consensus are not required (and are really detrimental). Whether a particular post conforms to some 'format' is really a moot point. This is supposed to be an anarchy, yet the leaders of the 'conformity clique' are supposedly anarchist themselves. How odd... ____________________________________________________________________ Before a larger group can see the virtue of an idea, a smaller group must first understand it. "Stranger Suns" George Zebrowski The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------