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Re: Subscription to the meteorite list
Thanks for the vote Peri.
Now I'm wondering how many people delete my messages as soon as they see my
name?
All best,
Phil Bagnall
www.ticetboo.demon.co.uk
-----Original Message-----
From: P.Craig <peric@extremezone.com>
To: Phil Bagnall <phil@ticetboo.demon.co.uk>
Cc: jjswaim <MissionControl@email.msn.com>; meteorite-list
<meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>; phil@ticetboo.demon.co.uk
<phil@ticetboo.demon.co.uk>
Date: 20 June 1999 18:40
Subject: Re: Subscription to the meteorite list
>O.K. ... Julia, you know I love you dearly, my List & Club friend (BTW, Do
we
>have a Name yet????????). I always think of you as warm, witty,
well-spoken, and
>wonderful. You've presented your case VERY well ... but I've gotta agree
with
>Phil. As we've seen through this debate, continued discussion threads on
this
>don't seem to be a deterrant, and some members are interested in what
others
>term "woo-woo B.S.". So ... if you're not into it, just ignore it. Many
times
>there have been on-topic threads that have made my eyes glaze over (like
E-bay,
>and folks selling stuff well beyond my budget ... I mean, several thousand
>dollars????? Don't I WISH!), but some folks are really passionate about
them, so
>all I have to suffer is overuse of my "delete" button, and (on the
mega-buck
>meteorites) a big chunk of envy.
>o.k.?
>Hugs!
>Peri
>=============================================
>Phil Bagnall wrote:
>
>> Hi Julia,
>>
>> >However, you have interjected a false assumption in your initial premise
to
>> >suit your needs and then argue the point as if we are in a public forum
>> with
>> >any topic open to discussion.
>>
>> I think you have got to be realistic. We are a public forum in that
members
>> of the public are allowed to add their comments to the list. The list may
be
>> privately owned, it may well have its own rules, but if you allow members
of
>> the public to comment then you have got to be prepared to accept that
some
>> of them will miss the point of the list and will ramble on about
>> inappropriate subjects.
>>
>> At the end of the day the real question is what our response should be.
We
>> could try to censor the list, but anyone who really wanted to be a
nuisance
>> could simply use a false ID, a free e-mail address and continue to badger
>> the list.
>>
>> In my experience - and I'm sure in yours too - if you ignore people they
>> tend to go away. After all, what is the point of posting a view if you
don't
>> get any response?
>>
>> > and these
>> >boundaries are flimsy and easily penetrable for discussion. I'd still
like
>> >to see a wider range of multidisiplinary discussions, but I'm not going
to
>> >push it. At least we can now include astrophysics , astrobiology, solar
>> >system formation, etc. which used to be a no-no.
>>
>> One the one hand you seem to be saying that we have a set of rules that
we
>> should all stick to and ban anyone who does not, and yet on the other
hand
>> you are saying that we should bend the rules if and when we feel like it.
>> Come on Julia, you can't have it both ways!
>>
>> All best,
>>
>> Phil Bagnall
>> www.ticetboo.demon.co.uk
>>
>
>
>
>Phil Bagnall wrote:
>
>> Hi Julia,
>>
>> >However, you have interjected a false assumption in your initial premise
to
>> >suit your needs and then argue the point as if we are in a public forum
>> with
>> >any topic open to discussion.
>>
>> I think you have got to be realistic. We are a public forum in that
members
>> of the public are allowed to add their comments to the list. The list may
be
>> privately owned, it may well have its own rules, but if you allow members
of
>> the public to comment then you have got to be prepared to accept that
some
>> of them will miss the point of the list and will ramble on about
>> inappropriate subjects.
>>
>> At the end of the day the real question is what our response should be.
We
>> could try to censor the list, but anyone who really wanted to be a
nuisance
>> could simply use a false ID, a free e-mail address and continue to badger
>> the list.
>>
>> In my experience - and I'm sure in yours too - if you ignore people they
>> tend to go away. After all, what is the point of posting a view if you
don't
>> get any response?
>>
>> > and these
>> >boundaries are flimsy and easily penetrable for discussion. I'd still
like
>> >to see a wider range of multidisiplinary discussions, but I'm not going
to
>> >push it. At least we can now include astrophysics , astrobiology, solar
>> >system formation, etc. which used to be a no-no.
>>
>> One the one hand you seem to be saying that we have a set of rules that
we
>> should all stick to and ban anyone who does not, and yet on the other
hand
>> you are saying that we should bend the rules if and when we feel like it.
>> Come on Julia, you can't have it both ways!
>>
>> All best,
>>
>> Phil Bagnall
>> www.ticetboo.demon.co.uk
>>
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