The Logic Off Topic list

Thoughts from the mind of Jeremy Martin, 23-10-2002:

>I'm sure the thread would have died out eventually, but if it only 
>dies out after dozens of people unsubscribe in disgust, I really 
>don't think that's a good solution.

Pure speculation...  The last big political thread was due to the 
sept 11 attack, and I don't recall dozens of people unsubscribing. 
And believe me, that one was a firestorm compared to the tiny spark 
this last one was.

>As you pointed out, way off topic threads like this don't come up
>very often at all, so I doubt we would have to stop in very often at
>all, since the majority of the time list members do "behave
>themselves" just fine.

Wrong.  "way off topic threads like this don't come up very often at 
all" and that's _precisely_ the reason there *never* is the need to 
step in.  These threads die out by themselves. In a few days, or a 
few weeks -- who cares?

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