The Logic Off Topic list

I think this is all getting a bit silly, with polls and all.  There 
was a discussion, okay, Jeremy stepped in and started moderating, 
sort of okay, and then quite a few people protested against that, 
again okay.  There were actually only 2 or 3 people publicly 
protesting the fact that there was a political thread going on.  All 
others either didn't care, or read with interest without contributing 
(me), or got actively involved.
And now, because 2 or 3 complained, we have to make this into some 
sort official policy-thing, with polls and more such nonsense?

This list has been around for years, and usually has been a "happy 
place".  At times a fight broke out, nobody got hurt, most had a good 
time witnessing how some people got beat up :-), and everybody was 
happy.  Why in heaven's name do we even have to *think* about this?

If L-OT gets moderated I'll seriously consider unsubscribing.  This 
has always been one of the places where I could simply speak my mind 
without having to give it much thought or without being too careful 
about what I could or could not say.  Of course there are political 
lists out there, but they don't interest me.  What interests me is 
the ability to exchange ideas and have healthy fights now and then 
with kindred spirits whom I've come to know and value in a different 
context (i.e. the LUG).  Some political discussion list will never 
offer that.


cheers,
HJ, bored & annoyed by it all...

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Hendrik Jan Veenstra  <h@...>
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