Re: arrogance and politics

Terry,

I like this idea of yours "Why not discuss the detail off list, if there are those who are interested, and then come back to the list with any worthwhile results ?" but it may prove somewhat difficult to create kind of sublists by ourselves spawning from this one. I mean, say you and I and may be a couple others want to speak a little bit more in detail about some subject that others may not want to ear about. We would have to find out who wants in, get off-list cc to every one interested but this also mean no one else could join in after it's started and contribute the magical idea that would solve everything for everyone because they wouldn't be seeing all the mistake and the"cul de sac" we are going in. (for example)

The other day someone suggested we kind of upgrade to a more flexible system where it could be easy to spawn in and out of the main list and allow everyone to enter and contribute at any time, may be this would be better but still it is perfectly possible to work as you suggest.

Thanks
Yves

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: TERRYAKING@aol.com
  To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
  Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 11:12 AM
  Subject: arrogance and politics

  In a message dated 4/5/06 11:51:16 pm, Ender100@aol.com writes:

    Should that happen, I might become arrogant or something hehehehehee

  Mark

  Given that you do not read what is put in front of you and call in aid the kind of childish attacks that give the list a bad name, you should be careful about ascribing arrogance to others.

  There are others here who appear to make a point of saying that they do not read the posts of others but are quite ready to pontificate on points those others have raised., who might also take a moment to see themselves as others see them.

  I would agree with Katherine that parochial political spats could kill the list, but a short survey yesterday among those who have already unsubscribed from this list, showed that endless discusssion of the minutiae of pointless tests, are just as much a reason for not hanging around. Why not discuss the detail off list, if there are those who are interested, and then come back to the list with any worthwhile results ?

  Terry

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