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Brian....


On 5/12/05, ChangingLINKS.com <groups at changinglinks.com> wrote:
> On Thursday May 12 2005 07:53, Geoffrey wrote:
> > ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> > > Next time, argue that people should use OT in the subject line.
> > > Everyone agrees that the use of [OT] is considerate and allows those not
> > > wishing to see these political threads a way to filter.
> >
> > Better yet, use [PT] 'Political Topic', hence folks who simply aren't
> > interested in building on the flamewar can filter on that.
> 
> I vote against the [PT] .
> My thinking is that if we can't get people to USE [OT] consistently, there is
> no way they will remember to use [PT]. I thought that telling people to use
> [OT] would be a solution, BUT then there will be tons of flamewars on what is
> "[OT] or not." A better solution is to charge $1 for failing to use [OT] -
> but again, enforcement of that rule would cause enforcement flamewars. :)
> 
> > Seriously,
> > there's never been any productive discussions on politics on this list.
> > Nothing is gained, people just blow the bandwidth.
> 
> There IS something gained in these flamewars.
>    If there wasn't, they wouldn't happen.
>     I can think of numerous benefits off of the top of my head.
> 
> Likewise, the "wasting/blowing bandwidth" objection gets repeated everytime a
> discussion is [OT]. The objection is not only invalid, but just as
> "non-productive" as the original thread. Still, apparently there IS a benefit
> for restating the false argument of "saving bandwidth."
> 
> Flamewars, Saving bandwidth and other seemingly pointless behaviors will
> always be a part of this list. The "wise" don't participate, post worthless
> objections, or even post objections TO those objections.
> --
> Wishing you Happiness, Joy, and Laughter,
> Drew Brown
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