The Logic Off Topic list

--- In logic-ot@y..., Hendrik Jan Veenstra <h@k...> wrote:
> Thoughts from the mind of Jeremy Martin, 23-10-2002:
> 
> >Regardless of the outcome of the last poll, the current one to 
> >decide the list policy is much broader in scope.
> 
> I think you missed the point of mercutio's post.  The fact that the 
> last poll only attracted so very few voters and the fact that only 
> 3 people unsubscribed (for undetermined reasons) indicates that 
> most L-OT'ers don't give a rat's *ss about political threads or 
> not -- otherwise they would have voted.

Or they could all be receiving "no email", and might not even be 
looking at the list *at all* anymore. Maybe we do only have 25 active 
list members? If we ever purged our subscribers and had everyone 
still active re-subscribe I'm sure our numbers in all groups would be 
substantially less.

 
> What if this new poll gets 30 votes: 17 in favour of pure music-
> stuff and 13 in favour of a free-for-all forum?  Will that mean 
> that the L-OT will be moderated from then on?  Because 17 out of 
> 600 people want it?


Good point, but by that same logic: should we leave the list 100% 
uncensored with an ambiguous list policy and let people talk about 
whatever they want, because 7 people want it? 

Jeremy