Digital BW, The Print

Hello Andre,

>A political ranting is a political ranting. This is not the place for
>politics.  Period.

I have been following this entire thread and have found it very
interesting and informative, especially the part about Quebec.  I have
learned a lot about paper sizes, metric system, a bit of obscure
history, a snippet about life in Quebec, and have enjoyed it all very
much.

I was surprised by your rather strident objection because his
explanation didn't have (at least to me) the negative vibes suggested
by the term "rant".  I realized I didn't know the exact definition of
rant, so I looked it up: "To speak violently, loudly, and at length".
 IMO he did none of the three.  

To me he was sharing with us a glimpse of his reality as it related to
the subject, and was not attempting to pursuade, or influence, or
anything else that could be called "political".

As for the OT nature of the thread, my understanding after 3+ years of
participation here, is that the occasional OT subject is ok as long as
it doesn't get out of hand, become a flame war and take over the
forum.  There have been several occasions when that happened and the
moderators had to step in and squelch it.  This thread has not been
that way at all.  It has been very pleasant and enjoyable and seems to
be pretty well winding down.

For me, the occasional OT thread is part of what makes this forum such
a rich and rewarding experience.  I'd be bored to death if there was
nothing here but clogs and curves.  The forum participants bring a
wide body of experience and knowledge to it and it is by far my
favorite on-line home-away-from-home.

Regards,
Clayton


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