[geeks] End of geeks list.

[Yuri K]

Hello Matthew,

Monday, February 3, 2003, 03:55:03 (UTC), you wrote:

MB> I pop in from time to time, though I wouldn't consider myself a major 
MB> member of the list community. That being said, I still would like to 
MB> voice my opinion in *support* of Bill temporarily suspending the list.

MB> I've seen it happen before: something minor gets elevated to a 
MB> list-wide point of contention. Tempers flare. Amy steps in to deliver 
MB> the smackdown. People formerly just watching get sucked into the debate 
MB> (often to comment on the issues of Amy/Bill/"the list" rather than the 
MB> original topic). Some people get kicked, more unsubscribe, and a bad 
MB> taste is left in everyone's mouth. I've been party to this.

MB> By keeping the list up, Bill is providing the means for it's own damage 
MB> (destruction may be a little too extreme).

    By our birth we provide the means for our own death...


MB> Shut it down for a short while, and later announce that it's back open 
MB> for business, and spare yourself the headache of dealing with 
MB> inter-personal warfare.

    How about renaming it temporarily into 'mammals'?
    This move could be all inclusive, supersetting, including occasionally
    volunteering humans who would add a sprinkle of interestingly
    dissenting perspectives. If somebody gets too deeply into being a
    dissident he can be called a devoted freak, kinda like a geek, but
    of a more universal significance. The move could be unnoticed by
    them altogether initially, so hardcore mammals could discuss
    masculinity attributes and square out matters of arithmetics
    applied to Apple's market share without polluting opinions of them
    others.
    This list is a typical illustration of what happens when a
    minority becomes a majority in it's own dreamworld environment
    isolated by some artificial means from reality. Along with Dr.
    Laura and a few others it helps me to accelerate understanding of
    liquidity providers' psyche of this new to me market.
    
-- 
Best regards,
 Yuri 

''Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as 
you please.'' - Mark Twain

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