================================================ Subject: Re: This is absurd! From: "Keith Mears" To: Date: Wed 27 Jun 2001 21:56:45 -0500 ================================================ *claps furiously* Oustanding post! Clear, concise, non-expletive, non-OFFENSIVE, on-PERSONAL. -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- "And I don't want the world to see me, 'cause I don't think that they'd understand." - Googoo Dolls "End of passion play, crumbling away/I'm your source of self-destruction." - Metallica "Welcome my son/Welcome to the machine." - Pink Floyd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbi R" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 9:36 PM Subject: Re: This is absurd! > I'd hardly call this list a war zone. Some mildly amusing > entertainment, maybe. But not even close to a war zone. Certainly not > with the "i'm taking my ball and going home" attitude that people have > here. > > let's see... i'm reading through the archives. > > in the past few weeks, we've had: > (comments sadly snipped to stay within line limit) > > It's still escaped me - where the list is of what discussion is allowed > and what isn't. As I mentioned last week (or maybe not... i kept > several mails in my drafts folder and never sent them), the "what's > allowed" list tends to change depending on the day, the subject matter, > who's involved and any combination of those things. If we get our ass > kicked for being personal, we never get to know one another. That > doesn't make for very interesting conversation. There's only so many > concert reviews and upcoming show reports to go around. If we do get > into interesting and spirited discussions, someone with thin skin > inevitably dives in with accusations of personal slander and hijacks the > entire thread despite attempts to get it back on track. > > What's the answer? Who knows. I'm planning to just wait it out. Maybe > when everyone that is uncomfortable leaves, it will only leave those > that are comfortable in this type of social environment. If not, i'll > just continue to do what i do. > > DebbiR > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp