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From: gln@arizona.edu (Gary L. Newell)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.celtic,soc.culture.misc,news.misc
Subject: Let's have other more votes..
Summary: I've got another one!!
Message-ID: <8074@megaron.arizona.edu>
Date: 25 Nov 88 19:55:27 GMT
References: <1067@etive.ed.ac.uk>
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson
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In article <1067@etive.ed.ac.uk>, jha@lfcs.ed.ac.uk (Jamie Andrews) writes:
> forward those to Trish.  The wording of the statement again:
>        "Posters to soc.culture.celtic should avoid
>         discussing the present political situation in
>         Northern Ireland, due to the high volume of
>         irresolvable debate it generates."
> --Jamie.

This is the stupidest thing I've ever seen. So just exactly how are you
intending to enforce this stupid proposition - hit squads?? I have no
intentions of ceasing to post anything of a Celtic nature whether or not 
a group of readers do not like it. How about we vote on some other equally
foolish propositions? Say, "No more discussions regarding limiting the
areas of Celtic Culture that can be posted to an open, free newsgroup." 
Yeah I know a silly concept this freedom of speech.....

"high volume of irresolvable debate it generates" ????? This is NOT high
volume - relative to the extremely few posts that used to come in - yes
it is high volume - but relative to 80+% of the groups on the net it is
trivial. As to irresolvable debates, well anyone who enters this discussion
with the idea of altering anyone's views or solving any of the problems is
an idiot. The whole idea is to attempt to clarify points of view and explain
opinions, as well as share information. There is nothing wrong with 
irresolvable debates - otherwise you'd better see about getting rid of about
half of the groups on the net - I feel fairly confident that in most any
group, there is a discussion that can fall into the 'irresolvable' 
category.

 I for one, have no intentions of casting a vote in this totally childlike,
foolish poll. Pass any propositons you like and then stick em where the sun
don't shine because I (and I would hope others) will simply ignore them. 


		gln